"Many Native American cultures actively spoke of and considered in their decisions the effects upon the seventh generation to come. The longer the operant time horizon, the better the chances for survival….We experience now the conse­quences of actions set in motion yester­day and decades ago and centuries ago."

#DonellaMeadows, 2004

https://donellameadows.org/dancing-with-systems/

True story. I've heard of iwi organisations in Aotearoa having hui to develop 7 generation plans.

#IndigenousKnowledge #7GenerationPlans