Wisdom of the Elders, Inc

Wisdom of the Elders, Inc

A letter from the Executive Director – Teresa Montana

Indigenous Archive Initiative

The Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. Indigenous Archive Initiative is a monumental endeavor to preserve and share the rich cultural heritage and wisdom of Indigenous communities. By digitizing and organizing over two decades of recorded video footage, we are creating an accessible online interactive database. Please support our mission by donating to our fund today.
Wisdom of the Elders, Inc

Indigenous Archive Initiative

The Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. Indigenous Archive Initiative is a monumental endeavor to preserve and share the rich cultural heritage and wisdom of Indigenous communities. By digitizing and organizing over two decades of recorded video footage, we are creating an accessible online interactive database. Please support our mission by donating to our fund today.
Wisdom of the Elders, Inc

Our Mission

Wisdom records, preserves, and shares oral history, cultural arts, language concepts, and traditional ecological knowledge of exemplary Native American elders, storytellers, and scientists in collaboration with diverse institutions, agencies, and organizations. Our vision: Native American cultural sustainability, multimedia education, and cultural reconciliation.

Wisdom Newsletter

Native Wisdom Documentary Film Update

Wisdom’s multimedia team is continuing its work on an educational film shared with the forestry service, and also filming a program that features a variety of Grandmothers stories.

Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge: An Internship program

Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. is pleased to announce the (ITEK Program) Indigenous Traditional  Ecological Knowledge. This program is designed for interns and focuses on traditional ecological knowledge passed down from generations.

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Wisdom Projects, Community Action, & Events

Read more about what Wisdom of the Elders is doing in the community.

Made possible with support from these generous Partners, Funders, and sponsors

The Collins Foundation
First Nations Development Institute
Ecotrust
Native Arts & Cultures Foundation
national Endowment for the Arts
East Portland Action Plan
Zenger Farm
Portland Parks & Recreation
sauvi-island-center
Johnson Creek Water Shed
Open Signal
Leach Botanical Garden
East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District
MHCRC Community Grant
ninety-nine girlfriends
Oregon Metro
Meyer Memorial Trust
Big Green DAO
 Willamette Week Give Guide

Made possible with support from these generous Partners, Funders, and sponsors

Notes from Wisdom’s Executive Director

Letter to General Public

As the Executive Director of Wisdom, I regret to inform you that Wisdom of the Elders must temporarily suspend all programs.

Due to funding cuts, we must postpone all work for our Wisdom Workforce LLC. Crew.

For our ITEK Internship partners, we will stay in communication as we are looking forward to being able to restructure and continue our internship program.

Due to this temporary setback, we seek additional funding to restart our programs and return to full operations as quickly as possible.

Wisdom applied for and received partial funding from the PCEF (Portland Clean Energy Fund).
This portion will help Wisdom Workforce Dev. (Conservation and Restoration) LLC. to purchase EV Trucks, however, we did not receive the other portion to continue operations.

In the meantime, we will hold fundraisers such as our annual Give!Guide Campaign with Willamette Weekly is preparing to have other events and create opportunities to help support our important work for our shared communities and our staff.

Please reach out to our teams and stay in touch as we move forward.

Sincerely,

- Teresa Montana,

Executive Director