The principle of planning for the next seven generations has its origins in the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy, founded in the tenth century, by the Oneida, Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora nations. Oren Lyons, Chief of the Onondaga Nation, writes: ‘We are looking ahead, as one of the first mandates given us as chiefs is to make sure and to make every … [Read more...] about Planning for the Seventh Generation
Iroquois Confederacy
Lighting Up the Dark
I just read an article by Sanjay Khanna that discusses how the government of Norway partnered with agricultural research organizations to create the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. [‘Stories That Light Up the Dark’,Yes! Magazine, September 2010.] Even more interesting than the seed vault itself is Khanna’s observation that the lore of farmers and and indigenous people can also be … [Read more...] about Lighting Up the Dark