The Traditional Native American Tobacco Seed Bank and Education Program (TNAT)

Program Type: Resources - Information or materials that might help develop a program/project in a community but can not be defined as a Best Practice, Promising Practice, or Local Effort.

Description:
The Traditional Native American Tobacco Seed Bank and Education Program (TNAT) specializes in the preservation of traditional Native American tobacco types, as well as the education of Native American youth about the health dangers of tobacco. While this may seem like a contradiction, it is not, since it is based on the recognition that tobacco is an extremely dangerous and powerful plant, that is considered sacred by native people throughout North, Central, and South America.

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Tobacco Use , Traditional Healing

Service Area:
Nationwide

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URL: http://www.tobacco.org/Misc/tnat.html

Name: Joseph Winter and Lawrence Shorty
Site or Location Name: The Traditional Native American Tobacco Seed Bank and Education Program (TNAT) / Dept. of Anthropology / University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Address:
Dept. of Anthropology / University of New Mexico 1717 Lomas Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 00000
Email:
Phone: 5052775853