Seven Generation Sustainability: Guiding Humanity Towards a Sustainable Future, Unveiling the Secrets of Seven Generation Sustainability

By Fouad Sabry

What is Seven Generation Sustainability

Seven generation stewardship is a concept that urges the current generation of humans to live and work for the benefit of the seventh generation into the future.It is believed to have originated with the Iroquois - Great Law of the Iroquois - which holds appropriate to think seven generations ahead and decide whether the decisions they make today would benefit their descendants. It is frequently associated with the modern, popular concept of environmental stewardship or 'sustainability' but it is much broader in context.

How you will benefit

(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:

Chapter 1: Seven generation sustainability

Chapter 2: Constitution of the United States

Chapter 3: Article One of the United States Constitution

Chapter 4: Messiah in Judaism

Chapter 5: Great Law of Peace

Chapter 6: Thorvald Stauning

Chapter 7: Constitution of Puerto Rico

Chapter 8: Governor-General of Saint Lucia

Chapter 9: Separation of church and state in the United States

Chapter 10: Economy of the Iroquois

Chapter 11: Seventh Generation Inc.

Chapter 12: Enumerated powers (United States)

Chapter 13: Preamble to the United Nations Charter

Chapter 14: Directive Principles

Chapter 15: Seneca-Cayuga Nation

Chapter 16: Elise M. Boulding

Chapter 17: Iroquois

Chapter 18: Tadodaho

Chapter 19: Jigonhsasee

Chapter 20: Michel Band

Chapter 21: Longtermism

(II) Answering the public top questions about seven generation sustainability.

(III) Real world examples for the usage of seven generation sustainability in many fields.

Who this book is for

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of Seven Generation Sustainability.

• Language: English
• Publisher: One Billion Knowledgeable
• Release date: Mar 29, 2024

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Chapter 1: Seven generation sustainability

The notion of seven generation stewardship encourages the current generation to live and work for the benefit of the seventh generation in the future. It is said to have started with the Iroquois - the Great Law of the Iroquois – which dictates that individuals should consider seven generations into the future when determining if the decisions they make today will benefit their descendants. It is often associated with the modern, popular concept of environmental stewardship or'sustainability,' although its context is far larger.

In every decision, we must consider the effects on the seventh generation, even if it needs pine-bark-thick skin. This is an often used proverb; nevertheless, contrary to popular assumption, it is not included in the Iroquois Nation's constitution.

Instead, the single paragraph that mentions the number seven discusses the attributes Iroquois leaders should possess, while the book's conclusion encourages them to consider the welfare of future generations. In Article 28 of the Iroquois Nation's Constitution, We now crown you with the revered symbol of deer antlers, the symbol of your nobleness.

You will now serve as a guide for the people of the Five Nations.

The thickness of your skin shall be seven spans — which is to say that you shall be proof against anger, offensive actions, and criticism.

[...] Consider the welfare of the entire population and keep in mind not only the present but also the generations to come, Even those whose faces are yet buried beneath the earth's surface — the unborn of the future nation — are included.

Chief of the Onondaga Nation Oren Lyons writes: As one of the primary mandates given to us as chiefs, we are tasked with ensuring that every decision we make relates to the welfare and well-being of the seventh generation to come. Where does the seventh generation fit in? Where are they being taken? What do they possess?

In reaction to consumerism, popular culture and debate can feature an interpretation that emphasizes stewardship owed to past and future generations. Instead of pointing to seven generations numbered from one's own and looking forward, there is a consciousness of a legacy to honor or a debt to remember to those three generations before one's own, as well as an awareness of one's own legacy handed to the three generations to follow one's own. Using a generation length of 25 years, the duration of a person's life spans 75 years before and 75 years after his or her birth.

Extending the span of years that encompasses one's own lifespan is a variation on the seven-generation theory in which the self is at the center.

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Chapter 2: Constitution of the United States

The United States Constitution is the highest law of the United States of America. It is interpreted, supplemented, and enforced by a substantial body of federal constitutional law and has impacted the constitutions of other countries.

From September 5, 1774 to March 1, 1781, the Continental Congress served as the United States' provisional government. The majority of the delegates to the First Continental Congress in 1774 and the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1781 were selected by revolutionary committees of correspondence in different provinces, as opposed to the provincial governments of the Thirteen Colonies.

The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was the first United States constitution. Individual state legislatures unilaterally imposed embargoes, directly negotiated with foreign powers, recruited armies, and declared war, all in violation of the text and spirit of the Articles.

James Madison questioned whether the Articles of Confederation was a binding agreement or even a legitimate government in September 1786, during an interstate assembly to examine and establish a consensus on undoing the protectionist trade barriers that each state had constructed. For two years, Connecticut paid nothing and positively refused to pay U.S. assessments.

On the planned day, 14 May 1787, only the Virginia and Pennsylvania delegations were present, and the opening meeting of the convention was postponed due to a lack of quorum. The delegates were widely persuaded that the lesser Congress created by the Articles of Confederation must be replaced with a strong central authority with a vast array of coercive powers.

At the beginning of the conference, two suggestions for reorganizing the federal government emerged:

The Virginia Plan, also known as the Large State Plan or the Randolph Plan, advocated that the legislative branch of the federal government be constituted of a Bicameral Congress, with both houses elected by population. John Locke's concept of consent of the governed, Montesquieu's theory of divided government, and Edward Coke's emphasis on civil freedoms were employed to generally benefit the states with the greatest population.

The New Jersey Plan suggested a unicameral legislative department with a single vote per state. It used the ideas of English Whigs such as Edmund Burke to depend on established procedure and William Blackstone to highlight the authority of the legislature, often favoring less populated states. This attitude represented the notion that the states were separate entities and remained such when they voluntarily and independently joined the United States of America.

On May 31, the Convention reverted to the Committee of the Whole, which was tasked with evaluating the Virginia Plan. The Virginia resolutions in their revised version were reported out of committee on June 13. In reaction to the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan was proposed.

From 2 to 16 July, a Committee of Eleven comprised of one representative from each state represented convened.

The Great Compromise resolved the impasse between patriots and nationalists, paving the way for countless later accommodation-based concessions. There were sectional interests to be balanced by the Three-Fifths Compromise; reconciliation on the Presidential term, powers, and manner of nomination; and jurisdiction of the federal court; and there was a need for the Three-Fifths Compromise.

On July 24, a Committee of Detail comprised of John Rutledge (South Carolina), Edmund Randolph (Virginia), Nathaniel Gorham (Massachusetts), Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut), and James Wilson (Pennsylvania) was elected to draft a detailed constitution reflecting the resolutions passed by the convention up to that point.

The Constitution was delivered to the Congress of the Confederation, then meeting in New York City, the nation's temporary headquarters, within three days of its signing on September 17, 1787. As its last act, the Congress of the Confederation decided to buy 10 square miles of land from Maryland and Virginia in order to build a permanent capital.

The United States Constitution was a federal document that was heavily inspired by the study of the Magna Carta and other ancient and existing federations. The Due Process Clause of the Constitution was partially based on common law and Magna Carta (1215), which had formed the basis of English liberty against the arbitrary authority of a monarch. Blackstone, Locke, and Montesquieu were major political philosophers of the late eighteenth century, Following the Glorious Revolution of 1688, British political philosopher John Locke formulated the theory of natural