The Fund of the Sacred Circle is directed toward grassroots groups or projects in Minnesota or Wisconsin engaged in social change organizing. Native American community activists working for social justice on a day-to-day basis, make the funding decisions for Fund of the Sacred Circle. This fund is currenly led by the Headwaters Foundation for Justice.
Recent Grants
Red Cliff Land Recovery Project - Bayfield - $10,000
This group, created in 1999 works to reacquire and preserve the land of the Red Cliff Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa in Northern Wisconsin through education, planning and conservation. Portions of the grant go towards the creation of this land trust. The Red Cliff Band is the second poorest Chippewa Tribe in Wisconsin. The Tribe's land was signed away to the federal government in the 1850's, the primary reason for the poverty now engulfing the reservation (49% unemployment during winter months). The current grant will be used to transition the project into a land trust.