Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples

What happened

Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples says it was founded in 1977, emerging from Indigenous communities during the cultural, social and political renaissance of the 1960s and 1970s. Its Who We Are page names Daniel Bomberry (Salish/Cayuga) as primary founder and says its work focuses on cultural revitalization, leadership development, tribal sovereignty and culturally appropriate economic development. The name comes from a precept of the Haudenosaunee Great Law of Peace.

The Fund says its direct support to Indigenous community projects takes the form of small grants, fiscal management, program-related training, peer learning and leadership development. It says it has partnered with thousands of Indigenous community-based organizations on six continents. That count is its own.

Its leadership page lists Tia Oros Peters (Shiwi) as Chief Executive Officer, Helene Gaddie (Oglala Lakota) as Board Chair, and Chris Peters (Puhlik-lah/Karuk) as President. The page lists tribal affiliations for board members and most staff.

Its pages describe grantmaking and sovereignty support, not land purchase or return. Its work is described as based on traditional Indigenous concepts of ecological stewardship. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer lists Seventh Generation Fund For Indigenous Peoples Inc of Arcata, California, as a 501(c)(3) with tax exemption issued in July 1984. A separate registrant, Seventh Generation Fund LLC of Fort Duchesne, Utah, is a different entity.

Good to know. A grantmaker, not a land-return program. Check that a donation is payable to the "Inc." organization, not the separate LLC with a similar name.

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