This year’s canoe journey, Paddle to Squaxin 2012, brought 98 canoe families onto the water from as far away as New Zealand and Alaska to take part in honoring the revitalization of maritime culture at Squaxin Island, Washington.
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This special convening, Echoes of the Earth in Times of Climate Change, took place in April, 2012 in Bozeman, Montana and brought key culture bearers and artists together to build awareness and illuminate the imminent climate change impacts on traditional cultures and tribal ecosystems.
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Underscoring intergenerational leadership and sustainable communities, agricultural gardens are thriving in Indigenous communities across the nation such as at the Cheyenne River Youth ProjectÒ in Eagle Butte, South Dakota which focuses on the youth at Cheyenne River.
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SGF Vice Chair Tupac Enrique Acosta illuminating on the Doctrine of Discovery during a community presentation in Arcata, California.
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Cultural sharing during our 2012 Keeping the Homefires Burning Gathering in the Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico from a young member of the Academia Semillas del Pueblo based in southern California.
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The 6th World Water Forum and Alternative World Water Forum in Marseille, France marked an important opportunity to bring Indigenous voices to the international arena concerning water as a human right and essential in sustaining all aspects of Indigenous Peoples’ physical, cultural, and spiritual survival and well-being. Read Seventh Generation Fund’s Water is Life declaration available on our website.
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SGF Board Member Oren Lyons of New York inspiring unity and strength among Indigenous communities and allies on shared struggles and holistic visions for collective survival.
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Seventh Generation Fund invites Native artists to learn more about the Alliance for California Traditional Arts programs Living Cultures and Traditional Arts
Commemorating and Celebrating the Rights of Mother Earth for the Seventh Generation:
APOSS - PROTECT MOTHER EARTH JUSTICE SUMMIT:
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED "Empower Your Story" By the Media Dept. at Seventh Generation Fund
Echoes of the Earth in Times of Climate Change was an event which brought together international Indigenous educators, philosophers, artists, culture bearers, spiritual and community leaders to explore and discuss the impacts o
