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SGF’s Letter in Support of the UN DRIP
July 15, 2010
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
S/SR Global Intergovernmental Affairs
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW. Suite 1317
Washington, DC 20520
Re: U.S. review of its position on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Dear Madam Secretary,
Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development, the oldest Indigenous Peoples’ non-governmental organization dedicated to the sovereignty of Indigenous [...]
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~ Seventh Generation Fund Special Event ~
“Reflections Of Our Past, Envisioning Our Future”
Benefit Evening and Silent Auction
Friday October 8th, 2010 6-9 p.m.
Blue Lake Casino & Hotel, Sapphire Palace
777 Casino Way, Blue Lake, California
Doors Open at 6 p.m. Dinner Served 6:30 p.m.
$35 Per Plate
Traditional Salmon Dinner
Cultural Performances
RSVP to 707-825-7640 by September 10th, 2010
Or stop by Seventh Generation Fund for tickets
425 I Street, [...]
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Affiliate Forms
Quarterly Affiliate Project Report
Affiliate Handbook 2010
WORK IN PROGRESS
In response to a request from one our Affiliate Projects we will be uploading the SGF Affiliate forms and resources to this post to help Current SGF Affiliates meet the requirements for the SGF Affiliate Program.
Stay tuned for more digital versions of the Affiliate forms to show [...]
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Request for Proposals
Seventh Generation Fund, Inc. is inviting proposals for grants of up to $5000 for Indigenous, non-profit, community based organizations that are utilizing traditional/cultural art based stratagies to address:
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS
CLIMATE CHANGE
HUMAN RIGHTS AND CULTURAL JUSTICE
Projects should engage, multi-generational artists who seek to advance social transformation and environmental justice through culturally inspired arts.
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The Honor Tax - Fulfilling our Responsibilities
The Honor Tax is a way of recognizing and respecting the sovereignty of Native Nations, and implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
This is a “tax” out of respect for Native Sovereignty - rather than a gift or donation. We all live on traditional Native homelands. If you do not live [...]
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Special Peru Crisis News Update- Interview with Tupac Enrique
An Interview with Tupac Enrique, Director of Tonatierra and SGF Board Member on the massacre in Peru this morning - Amazon Indigenous People rally to defend their Homelands. At least twenty indigenous Awajun and Wambis have died and hundreds more have been injured after a brutal confrontation this morning on the Fernando Belaunde Terry Road [...]
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Protection of Water – Water is a Human Right
COLLECTIVE STATEMENT
Intervention to the Eighth Session of the
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2009
Submitted by the Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development
Agenda Item 3a: Social and Economic Development
Protection of Water – Water is a Human Right
Madame Chair, esteemed Members of this Forum, brothers and sisters of the world community, thank you, for the [...]
