Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development - Indigenous non-profit organization

Funded Projects (July 2007 - January 2008)

Arts and Cultural Expression | Human Rights | Intergenerational Leadership | Sustainable Communities

Arts and Cultural Expressiontop ↑

Barbareno Chumash Language Program CA, (Chumash)
An ongoing project with the purpose of reawakening the Chumash Language in the Barbareno Chumash tribal/cultural community.

Blackfeet Elder and Youth Language Project MT, (Blackfeet)
Working to preserve the ancient stories, history, culture/ceremonies, language, songs and traditional games of the Blackfeet People.

Coyotes Paw CA, (Hoopa, Yurok)
Creating economic development tools, offering workshops and mentoring young tribal members within the Native community through traditional art forms.

Crows on the Nose CA, (California Tribes)
An organization working with traditional California Basket weavers to provide Indian children in foster care traditionally woven baby baskets to promote holistic wellness, mental development and alertness.

Idiwanan An Chawe NM, (Zuni)
A Zuni language theater that creates and performs traditional stories, songs and oral traditions.

Institute of Native Knowledge CA, (Karuk & North-western California Tribes)
A Native run and directed arts and cultural organization.

Ka'ala Farms, Inc. : Hawaiian Kapa HI, (Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian))
Native organization whose mission is "to reclaim and preserve the living culture of the Po'Kahiko (people of old) in order to strengthen the kinship relationships between the 'aina (land which nourishes) and all forms of life necessary to sustain the balance of these vulnerable islands.

Maidu Digitization Project CA, (Maidu)
Digitizing cassette tapes of Maidu ceremonial and social songs as well as interviews with tribal members discussing oral traditions and language phrases.

Northwest Native American Basketweavers Association WA (Tribes of WA, OR, ID, MT and BC)
To preserve, promote and perpetuate the traditional and contemporary art of Northwest Native American basketry. Weaving the traditions and culture from the past with the present.

NVision CO (Pawnee/ OK Tribes)
Supporting the development of Native leadership and expressions of media, art, and culture that give a voice to past, present, and future experiences and struggles of Native peoples and that contribute to positive initiatives rooted in the values and needs of Native communities.

One With Creation Center WA (Swinomish)
One With Creation Retreat Center is a non-profit organization, which utilizes Coast Salish cultural hospitality, respect, and honor to address issues and concerns that are central to inter-personal relations between Native people, families, and communities. The Center provides information and consultation to Coast Salish people and Indigenous nations who are working to protect their lands, resources, human rights, environment and cultural heritage.

Paiute Language Preservation Project NV, (Paiute)
Maintaining and restoring Numu (Paiute) culture and traditional lifeways through song, story and language.

Yurok Elder Wisdom Project CA, (Yurok)
Committed to preserving the traditional Yurok language and culture with a long term view of providing educational tools to preserve and maintain the traditional ways of life.

Environmental Health and Justice top ↑

Baboquivari Defense Project AZ, (Tohono O’odham)
Seeking the Protection and preservation of sacred lands of the O'odham People.

California Indian Alliance for the Environment CA, (Pomo, Maidu & Pit River)
An organization working for the cleanup of mining toxins in California.

Dine' Water AZ, (Navajo)
Dine' organization working to accumulate vital information to create awareness, educate each other, make informed decisions and implement sustainable water strategies regarding the future of our Navajo/Hopi communities.

Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture AZ, (Hopi Nation)
Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture is designed to create opportunities for local Indigenous youth to participate in the continuation of traditional farming and gardening practices.

Native American Land Conservancy: Lifeways and Landforms WA, (Chemehuevi, Cahuilla and Serrano)
An organization whose mission is to acquire, preserve, protect Native American sacred lands.

Owe Aku, Bring Back the Way SD, (Oglala Lakota)
Owe Aku approaches all activities with the purpose of revitalization and preservation of the Oglala Lakota way of life in working with young generations; Tiwahe and Tiospaye systems of the Oglala Band of the Lakota Nation. These systems help guide the youth to continue a healthy lifestyle and to develop leadership skills and to have respect for the natural environment for the coming generations.

Peace and Dignity Journeys AZ, (Multi-Tribal)
An intercontinental run, unifying the Indigenous Peoples of North and South Americas.

SAGE Council NM, Pueblo and Navajo
An organizing body seeking the protection of sacred sites, access to clean water and rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Tsi-Akim Maidu CA (Tsi-Akim Maidu)
Conducting events and culturally supportive activities which raises awareness of issues surrounding Salmon including tribal sovereignty rights and toxic mercury education.

Western Shoshone Defense Project NV, (Shoshone)
Affirming Newe jurisdiction over Newe Sogobia by protecting, preserving, and restoring Newe rights and lands for present and future generations based on cultural and spiritual traditions.

Wind River Alliance WY, (Northern Arapaho/ Eastern Shoshone)
Wind River Alliance focuses on empowering, educating and advocating for a community that has traditionally had little voice in the decisions affecting it. Our work addresses the inequality, discrimination, and oppression that are the root causes of many of the environmental problems on the Wind River watershed. Water is the lifeblood of our community by protecting the watershed we are ensuring a safer and habitable place for our future.

Human Rights top ↑

Academia Semillas del Pueblo Xinaxcalmecac CA, (Nahuatl)
Creating holistic educational opportunities to transcend the barriers imposed by dominant society in order to strengthen the use of Native languages, promote holistic parenting and strengthen the overall cultural health of the community

Alianza Indigena Sin Fronteras & Yoeme Commission on Human Rights AZ, (Yoeme, O'odham & other Sonoran Peoples)
An Indigenous Human/ Civil rights advocacy community organizing group that is building bridges between Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizations throughout the U.S. to bring attention to the civil/human rights and self-determination issues in the SW region and that is seeking to promote social change.

American Indian Law Alliance NY, (Onondaga & other Indigenous Peoples)
Working with Indigenous nations, communities and organizations in their struggle for sovereignty, human rights, and social justice.

Andes Chinchasuyo NM & Ecuador, (Ortovalo)
Andes Chinchasuyo seeks to address human rights issues throughout the 21 provinces of Ecuador for its Indigenous people. They are also working on community organizing and the education and advocacy of women and children.

Grupo Maya Qusamej Junan CA, (Mayan Community)
Revitalizing the Maya culture, fostering cultural and spiritual pride among the Mayan youth, adults and elders, developing leadership among Mayan communities, supporting self-determination, self-development and Indigenous rights of Mayan people in their homelands, and promoting spiritual healing for war survivors.

Mainyoito Pastoralist Integrated Development Organization (MPIDO) Kenya, (Maasai)
An organization whose mission is to promote, facilitate, and create an enabling environment for securing human rights including natural resources rights for sustainable livelihoods among the pastoralist Maasai Society.

Native Children's Survival NM, (Ojibwe & other Indigenous Peoples)
A campaign to create awareness about the critical need to permanently protect our last remaining wild places and bridge the gap between Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights and the Environment.

Tonatierra AZ, (Nahuatl)
Tonatierra serves with a spiritual foundation for the collective political action necessary at the International level. Their strategy is to realize linkages between the grassroots environmental justice movement, and the global action oriented agenda of the UN Second Decade of the Indigenous Peoples.

Intergenerational Leadership top ↑

Healing of Nations KY, (Blackfeet)
Addressing the high incidence of suicide among Native American youth through the development of culturally relevant models for suicide prevention, community-based crisis intervention teams, provision of suicide prevention information and education, and by conducting on-site “art and the healing process” workshops.

Native Youth Coalition OK, CA, NV, AZ, (Multi-tribal)
Organization comprised of youth from several Native communities using digital media to train and empower youth to preserve their culture and prepare them for leadership.

Seeds of Harmony NM & AZ, (Dine')
Enhancing our way of life by fostering respect and appreciation for natural and cultural resources among young people, elders, and tribal communities in the Southwest region.

Sustainable Communities top ↑

Dine Agriculture Inc. NM, (Navajo)
Promoting the agricultural practices of the Navajo people.

Hays Youth Native Enrichment Program MT, (Gros Ventre/ Assiniboine)
The Hays Youth Recreation/ Education Center strives to foster community-based programs that promote Native family values and positive healthy relations among the Hays community and its members. The Native Enrichment Program consists of community-based workshops, activities and educational studies to further instruct Native individuals to prosper in self-reliance.

Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism NV, (Multi-tribal)
The IPCB provides leadership and resources to Indigenous peoples concerned about the potential negative impact of genetic technologies in their lives. IPCB's primary focus is to develop resources, information and tools to help indigenous peoples address these issues from their own cultural perspectives and on their own terms.

Indigenous Youth Coalition of Pinon AZ, (Dine')
Giving Native youth a positive outlet while dealing with the many challenges/ struggles they encounter in the community and in society outside of the Navajo reservation.

Maya VISION CA, (Kiche, Maam, Kanjobal)
Reaffirming cultural identity, strengthening our members’ skills and capacity, and building collective wellbeing within our struggling urban Mayan community with programs and services.

Native Youth Cultural Exchange AZ, HI, CA, (Hopi, Hawaiian, North California Tribes)
Building healthy communities by developing youth leaders by immersing youth in culturally focused leadership activities during an Exchange journey.

Ne'ayuh CA, (Multi-tribal)
A grassroots organization, managing the Haramokngna American Indian Cultural Center which serves as a cultural education and gathering place.

Pitt River Ancestral Run CA, (Pitt River & other North Eastern CA Tribes)
An annual Ancestral Run retracing the path of the Pitt River Creation Story. The Run promotes health and well being through culturally focussed activities, dances and a 110 mile 2 day relay run from Mt. Shasta to Mt. Lassen.

Red Earth Action Project OK, (Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek & other SE Tribes)
A Native organization utilizing traditional and modern sustainable methods to promote health and cultural vitality in Oklahoma.

Requa Village CA, (Yurok)
Perpetuating and nurturing Yurok healing methods through the practicing of Traditional Yurok cultural activities and gatherings.

Secwepemc Nation Youth Network B.C. Canada, (Secwepemc)
Native youth in Canada supporting the Indigenous struggle for sovereignty and land rights. A collective of youth working with Elders, traditional land-users and youth in the Secwepemc community to bring back culture, language and traditional ways for sustainability.

Sustainable Nations Development Project CA, (Anishinaabeg)
Promoting the sovereignty, environmental health and cultural health of Indigenous Nations through community-based appropriate technology development.

Tatanka Oyate SD, (Sicangu Lakota)
Creating awareness for protecting and preserving sacred species in the plains region, an area of special significance to Native cultures.

The Dorothy Ramon Learning Center CA, (Morongo & other southern CA Tribes)
Working to support the development, research, documentation, printing, and distribution focusing on the Southern California Tribal music, specifically on Southern California Bird Songs and stories, and to support the Annual Dragonfly Dinner honoring traditional Bird Singers.

Traditional Native American Farmers Association NM, (SW Pueblos)
Offering economic development opportunities for self-sufficiency through sustainable natural and cultural resource development and rebuilding a means for cultural reclamation of damaged eco and social systems and creating a healthy organic food supply.