Christopher Peters (Puhlik-lah/Karuk)
Christopher Peters (Puhlik-lah/Karuk)
Christopher Peters (Puhlik-lah/Karuk)
President of the Seventh Generation Fund
Christopher Peters (Puhlik-lah/Karuk) is the President of the Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples (SGF) with more than 50 years of experience in grassroots community organizing. He was first employed with the Seventh Generation Fund in 1989 as a Senior Program Officer. He later became the Executive Director in 1990 and, subsequently, in 1999, he was appointed as SGF’s President and CEO. For over 31 years, he has served the organization and remains its President. His work is especially focused on climate change, sacred sites protection, and the renaissance of sacred knowledge and Earth Renewal ceremonies of Northern California Tribal Peoples.
Mr. Peters is also the owner and Principal Consultant for Red Deer Consulting, an independent firm that provides identity-based cultural advising, mentoring, and capacity-building services for Tribal communities. He has earned a B.S. from the University of California, Davis in Native American Studies and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Stanford University.