The Native Star Foundation (NSF) was established in 2013 by William J. Carrillo Sr., an enrolled member of the Tule River Indian Tribe. William J. Carrillo Sr., incorporated NSF in 2018 in the State of California as a domestic nonprofit corporation – 501(c)(3). Stewarded by a Board of Directors who are tribal representatives of the Santa Ynez Chumash, and Tule River Indian Tribes, NSF’s mission is to promote Native people, especially the young through community development, and cultural practices. Specifically, by nurturing their knowledge and understanding that health is inseparable from the health of natural environment.