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About Wisdom Of The Elders
Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. (Wisdom) was founded in 1993 by the late Martin High Bear, Lakota medicine man and spiritual leader, and Rose High Bear, Deg Hitan Dine (or Alaskan Athabascan) and Inupiat.
Wisdom Events
Native Wisdom & Traditional Ecological Knowledge Documentary Film Screening
Join in on a two-part online film screening hosted by the Multnomah County Library featuring the efforts of Oregon's indigenous scientists, tribal elders, and culture keepers to preserve ecosystems where they have gathered traditional food, medicine, and first foods...
Wisdom Newsletter
The start of a new year | Wisdom February Newsletter
Greetings to all,First and foremost, we would like to send a huge thank you to all those who contributed to our End of Year Fundraising Campaign with Give! Guide. We are filled with gratitude for your generosity and for having stepped up to help Wisdom of the Elders...
A note from Wisdoms Executive director | Grateful for the opportunity for continued growth
eNewsletter from Wisdom of the Elders February 21st, 2019 NOTE FROM WISDOM'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Greetings to all, I hope everyone is well and looking forward to a beautiful spring. Once again, we at Wisdom of the Elders would like to thank everyone who...
Native Wisdom Documentary Film Update
Traditional Ecological Knowledge: An Internship program
Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. is pleased to announce the (TEK Program) Traditional Ecological Knowledge. This program is designed for interns and focuses on traditional ecological knowledge passed down from the generations.
Featured Wisdom Projects & Community Action
The Native Wisdom Documentary Film Series Premieres New Docs at the Northwest Film Center
Wisdom of the Elders, a Native-run, Oregon non-profit, in partnership with the Northwest Film Center, will premiere two new one-hour programs in its Native Wisdom Documentary Film Series about today’s changing climate and how it is affecting Native Oregonians’...
Wisdom Workforce Partnership with the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services
For the past six months, Wisdom’s social and economic venture, Wisdom Workforce LLC has partnered with the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services to conduct valuable conservation work in local parks and other ecosystems. They have learned much from the guidance and...
Oregon Cultural Trust benefits from your contributions to Wisdom
As an eligible cultural nonprofit, most of your individual donors can participate in and claim the Cultural Tax Credit. This is a special benefit unique to Oregon cultural donors; it prioritizes Oregon’s cultural organizations at the state level. Surprisingly, studies...
Note from wisdom’s executive director
Once again, we at Wisdom of the Elders would like to thank everyone who attended and/or supported Wisdom’s 25-year celebration in November 2018. We appreciate you walking through the years with us. We are grateful for the opportunity to continue growing and improving our projects and programming into the next 25 years!