The Seven Generations Inter-Tribal Leadership Summit will take place from September 30th - October 2nd, 2026, at College of Menominee Nation, located in Keshena, WI.

This summit is hosted in partnership with the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University and the Universities of Wisconsin.

This Year's Theme

The Land Remembers Us.

The summit provides a forum for tribal leadership, educators, students, elders, and community members to:

• Learn from educators and industry professionals in 4 key areas
  • Education/Technology/Culture & Language Reclamation
  • Economic/Workforce Development
  • Health/Medicine/Safety
  • Environment:  Research, Protection, Policy/Legislation
• Expand their networks and develop new partnerships
• Practice visioning for the future
• Engage in discourse concerning various interests for tribal communities
• Ground ourselves in our culture while looking to the future

"Āwenew kanāwehtōkon mawaw-new kāēhkōh eneq kayēs-mēnekosiyah.
(We must care for the things we were given.)" - Menominee

"Booch da-ganawendanmang iw gaa-miinigoowiziyang.
(We need to take care of what we were given as Anishinaabe.)" - Ojibwe