Be a Good Ancestor

Seventh Generation Fund is an Indigenous non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and maintaining the uniqueness of Native peoples and the sovereignty of our distinct Nations. We offer an integrated program of advocacy, small grants, training and technical assistance, media experience and fiscal management, lending our support and extensive expertise to Indigenous grassroots communities. Learn about us, the programs and services we provide, our grantmaking guidelines and giving philosophies, upcoming events, online publications and so much more!

Calling All Native Artists to Explore Funding Opportunites

Seventh Generation Fund invites Native artists to learn more about the Alliance for California Traditional Arts programs Living Cultures and Traditional Arts. We will be joined by their Living Cultures Grants Program Manager to assist with the new application and grant making guidelines. Explore funding opportunities for California-based projects and mentorships to strengthen traditional knowledge in your community. In this workshop you will learn how you can apply! If you would like more information, please call our office at (707) 825-7640.

Commemorating and Celebrating the Rights of Mother Earth for the Seventh Generation: Sharing our Vision of the Past, Present and Future

Commemorating and Celebrating the Rights of Mother Earth for the Seventh Generation: Sharing our Vision of the Past, Present and Future Monday, May 20, 2013 1:15 - 2:45pm in the ECOSOC Chamber 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, New York United Nations Headquarters

How to Apply

Seventh Generation Fund has created a handout of Grant Making Guidelines as well as Selection Criteria that is helpful when applying for a grant. Please read and review all materials before submitting a grant proposal for consideration, as incomplete grant applications are difficult to process.  

Locations of Work

Over the past 35 years, Seventh Generation Fund has worked with Indigeous Peoples from the Arctic to the Amazon. Click to view a world map of locations of our work.

Media Center

The Media Department at Seventh Generation Fund provides Training and Technological Support, Develops Media Projects and Affiliate Project Audio and Visual Assistance. In addition to training's and technical support, The Media Department has produced a series of short films with a verity of Indigenous Communities to bring awareness to a variety of issues facing Indigenous Peoples.

Resources

Seventh Generation Fund offers a wide array of resources such as: Grant Making Guidelines, Proposal Writing Handbook, Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, United Nations Conference Room Papers, Toolkits and several other writings.

  • Our Mission

    Founded in 1977, the Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development emerged from a call from Indigenous communities in the Americas during the cultural, social and political renaissance era of the 1960’s and 1970’s.

  • How to Apply

    Seventh Generation Fund has created a handout of Grant Making Guidelines as well as Selection Criteria that is helpful when applying for a grant.

  • Indigenous Women's Caucus, UNPFII, NY 2010

    Events, Convenings & Technical Assistance

    Over the years, one of Seventh Generation Fund’s most appropriate roles which have developed is that of “convener” and we have taken the lead to coordinate and bring together, for peer centered learning and exchange,

  • Media Center

    The Media Department at Seventh Generation Fund provides Training and Technological Support, Develops Media Projects and Affiliate Project Audio and Visual Assistance.

  • Resources

    Seventh Generation Fund offers a wide array of resources such as: Grant Making Guidelines, Proposal Writing Handbook, Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, United Nations Conference Room Papers, Toolkits an

  • Services

    Seventh Generation Fund provides Indigenous communities an integrated program of small grants, leadership development, financial management, media training, peer learning and program related technical assistance.

  • Locations of Work

    Over the past 35 years, Seventh Generation Fund has worked with Indigeous Peoples from the Arctic to the Amazon.

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Echoes of the Earth in Times of Climate Change

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

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