This year’s team of National Community Conservation Corps members from AmeriCorps are bringing their enthusiasm to Wisdom Gardens during May. Our garden soil is being restored and our plots are now all ready for planting. The help of this team is invaluable as we begin to grow heirloom vegetables and traditional First Foods crops...
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A free talk on news framing and public opinion concerning salmon and sea lions at the Columbia River. Tuesday, 29 January 2013 6:30-7:30 p.m. Native American Student and Community Center Portland State University Prof. Cynthia-Lou Coleman Download the flyer here: Coleman Lecture flyer PDF 2013
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In November, Wisdom completed production on the last 12 of 36 sets of Discovering Our Story culturally tailored multimedia health and wellness curriculum. This career pathway planning curriculum will provide guidance for those exploring careers in k-12 education, higher education, tribal administration, social work, non-profit management, engineering, forestry engineering, archeology, medical and therapy fields,...
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Wisdom Gardens was formed at Kelly Butte House last spring to provide gardening education and plots for our Native American community to grow their own food. Click here to read more.
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“I think if we are good students to these teachers, we will learn to live well, live now, with a heart full of compassion; think of all that their eyes have seen, how much joy and pain their hearts have experienced. What treasures they have to share! I have always called their teachings ‘heart...
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Dear Friends and Relatives, Wisdom of the Elders was honored as recipient of a 2012 “Light A Fire” award in the category “Honoring Our Elders - Awarded to an organization that serves and celebrates the oldest and wisest people in our community”.
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The Seventh Annual Northwest Indian Storytelling Festival is scheduled for October 26-28, 2012 at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. We extend warm greetings to any community members who are interested in knowing more about Native American culture and heritage to join us for the festival events Friday through Sunday. There will be a silent...
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The Seventh Annual Northwest Indian Storytelling Festival is scheduled for October 26-28, 2012 at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. The NISA Emerging Tribal Storytellers Workshop is Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October 28, 2012. We extend warm greetings to Native American community members interested in knowing more about Native American culture and heritage to...
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