Organizations

The Seventh Generation Fund is an indigenous non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and maintaining the uniqueness of Native peoples throughout the Americas. It derives its name from a precept of the Great Law of Peace of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy), which mandates that chiefs consider the impact of their decisions on the seventh generation yet to come.

The Seventh Generation Fund offers an integrated program of advocacy, small grants, training and technical assistance, media experience and fiscal management, lending its support and expertise to indigenous grassroots communities by:

• Providing small grants to native organizations or community projects;
• Offering training and technological support, including media projects;
• Sponsoring workshops and conferences to address issues such as program planning, conflict resolution, group dynamics, grant writing, sustainable agricultural practices, and financial management; and
• Providing affiliate training workshops, onsite visits, regional training forums, youth camps, materials, and training sessions related to specific projects or issues.

Its program areas are:

• Arts and Cultural Expression;
• Environmental Health and Justice;
• Human Rights;
• Intergenerational Leadership Initiative; and
• Sustainable Communities.