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10/19/2025

🍂 The crisp fall weather is here, cozy sweaters, warm drinks, and colorful leaves all around! As we enjoy the change of season, let’s also remember to take care of our health.

Menthol ci******es and other flavored to***co products may feel “cooling,” but they make it easier to start smoking and harder to quit. 🚭

This season, choose fresh air over menthol. Breathe in the fall, not to***co. 💨🍁

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10/12/2025

🎃🍂 Don’t Let Commercial To***co Haunt Your Health! 🍂👻
🪶 October To***co Awareness Message for Our Native Communities

This Halloween season, let’s remember:
Commercial to***co is the real villain — and it doesn’t belong in our story.

🚫 Unlike traditional to***co, which is sacred and used with respect in many Native cultures, commercial to***co is harmful, addictive, and designed to hook us — especially our youth.

💔 In our communities, commercial to***co use is linked to:

Higher rates of cancer and heart disease

Breathing problems and asthma

Increased risk of diabetes complications

👣 Let’s choose a different path.
Honor the old ways — where to***co was respected, not marketed. Where breath was strong, and ceremonies were smoke-free unless gifted by tradition.

🎯 This October:

Host a smoke-free Halloween event for youth

Talk to your family about the difference between traditional and commercial to***co

Help someone you love to take the first step towards quitting — it’s never too late

📞 You are not alone. Call the American Indian Commercial To***co Program at 1-855-372-0037.

For culturally tailored quit coaching from to***co and e-ci******es, text SACREDBREATH to 88709.

For online resources and more information use this link: Keep It Sacred | National Native Network

🍂 Take care of your lungs, your spirit, and your future.
Don’t let commercial to***co steal your breath.

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09/30/2025

Alexis is a citizen of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Here she talks about how she doesn't want va**ng and commercial to***co to harm her physical abilities.

https://youtu.be/-_MOnRSGicw?si=78Tgqck0aIEmfUSL

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09/23/2025

Zhaawan, a citizen of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe explains why he stays away from va**ng and commercial to***co for his health.

https://youtu.be/8FS5uK8d-os?si=VX24deU43mEKb478

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09/16/2025

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe has developed a Stop Va**ng campaign featuring youth explaining why they choose not to v**e for a healthier life.

Learn more: www.sagchip.org/nimkee/StopVa**ng



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08/25/2025

🌿 Honor Our Breath. Protect Our Future. 🪶

In our traditions, the breath is sacred — it connects us to the Creator, to our ancestors, and to all living things.

Va**ng threatens that sacred balance.

As Native people, we carry the wisdom of generations. Let’s choose to protect our lungs, our health, and our future generations.

🚫 Va**ng is not our tradition.
🌬️ Clean air, ceremony, and community are.

Let’s uplift our youth with culture, not clouds.

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08/19/2025

🌟 Don’t miss the The National Conference on To***co or Health 🌟

We’re excited to share this incredible opportunity to attend The National Conference on To***co or Health, an event hosted by the National Network of Public Health Institutes! This conference is the place to be for anyone passionate about best practices and innovations for all aspects of to***co control.

🗓️ When: August 26-28, 2025
📍 Where: Chicago, IL

🔗 Register here: https://tinyurl.com/NCTOH-conference

✨ What’s in Store:
✅ Inspiring keynote speakers
✅ Interactive breakout sessions and workshops
✅ Opportunities to connect with peers and other public health professionals
✅ Insights that will spark innovation and action

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08/12/2025

🚭 Respect Our Traditions. Protect Our Health. 🌿
This August, Let’s Talk About Commercial To***co.

At Inter-Tribal Council, we honor the sacred use of traditional to***co in ceremony, prayer, and offering. But commercial to***co is a different story! It’s harmful, addictive, and has taken too many of our relatives too soon.

As Native people, we carry the strength of generations. Breaking free from commercial to***co is a way to protect our lungs, our hearts, and our children’s future.

💬 Start the conversation
🪶 Support those ready to quit
🌬️ Reclaim traditional to***co use with intention and respect
💪 Choose wellness—your way

You are not alone. Resources and support are available through your Tribal health clinic and community programs or call the American Indian Commercial To***co Program at 1-855-372-0037.

For culturally tailored quit coaching from to***co and e-ci******es, text SACREDBREATH to 88709.

For online resources and more information use this link: www.keepitsacred.org

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03/25/2025

According to the CDC, E-cigarette aerosol is NOT harmless “water vapor.” It can contain harmful and potentially harmful substances, including:

❗Nicotine, a highly addictive chemical that can harm adolescent brain development

❗Cancer-causing chemicals

❗Heavy metals such as nickel, tin, and lead

❗Tiny particles that can be inhaled deep into the lungs

❗Volatile organic compounds

❗Flavorings such as diacetyl, a chemical linked to a serious lung disease. Some flavorings used in e-ci******es may be safe to eat but not to inhale because the lungs process substances differently than the gut.

It is difficult to know which substances e-ci******es contain. Text SACREDBREATH to 88709 for free help.

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03/19/2025

Tammy ate a healthy diet and ran every day, and she smoke menthol ci******es. At age 44, she learned she had severe heart disease that was linked to ci******es. Get help quitting call 1-800-QUIT-NOW today. ***co

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03/12/2025

🌿 Understanding the Difference: Traditional or Sacred To***co vs. Commercial To***co 🌿

Did you know that not all to***co is the same? In Annishinaabe culture, sacred or traditional to***co is used for spiritual ceremonies, prayers, and offerings. It carries deep cultural and ceremonial significance, symbolizing connection to the Creator.

On the other hand, commercial to***co is mass-produced, chemically processed, and linked to addiction and health risks. Unlike sacred or traditional to***co, it is not used in traditional spiritual practices and has been widely marketed in ways that have negatively impacted Indigenous communities.

For more information about traditional or sacred to***co, visit the National Native Network at keepitsacred.org

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