Wisdom of the Elders, Inc
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Wisdom of the Elders Featured Articles
How to Beat the Winter Blues with Tea, Plants, and Oils Part I
(St John's Wort, Citrus, Vitamin C and Rose Hips) Having experienced the snow and heavy rains so soon this year we are headed for what is classically called the “dark of winter.” This is the time when the ice settles in and stories are told to pass the time and...
Wisdom Workforce, LLC wins 2021 Bill Naito Award
A special shout out to Bruce Amick, Karrie Young, Adrienne Moat, David Eyster, and William Hudacek of our Wisdom Workforce, LLC for winning the Bill Naito award this year, 2021. The Wisdom Workforce, LLC has had a very busy year so far. Our partnerships and projects...
Staying healthy for the Holiday season with the backdrop of Covid still here
Warming for Winter and Helping the Immune System The Holiday season is upon us with the backdrop of Covid-19 influencing how our lives have changed. Stress and for some lack of sleep, anxiety, and an overall “not feeling so good” can take their toll on our immune...
About Wisdom Of The Elders
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 race reconciliation.
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
RiverPlay! Concert with Eugene Symphony -Taking Space for Native Voices
This year, the Willamette river fest welcomes Kunu Bearchum and Wisdom of Elders back to perform live on August 28th at the EWEB plaza in Eugene. This concert will feature Indigenous storytelling, traditional and current songs, music, and dance starting at noon....
Eena Festival (Beaver)Saturday, September 25th
Saturday, September 25th from noon to 3 pm the celebration of indigenous culture and ecosystems will be happening and held at the Multnomah Arts Center, rear courtyard, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, Oregon. This event will be fun for the entire family. Storytelling...
Wisdom Newsletter
Fall, a beautiful time for giving
Fall is an exciting time of the year at Wisdom of the Elders. We are busy with our vision and mission; to record, preserve and share Native American oral history, cultural arts, language concepts, the Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Indigenous elders, scientists,...
Wisdom of the Elders February Newsletter | Change and Growth on the Horizon
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...
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.
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 generations.
Featured Wisdom Projects & Community Action
Wisdom Workforce, LLC wins 2021 Bill Naito Award
A special shout out to Bruce Amick, Karrie Young, Adrienne Moat, David Eyster, and William Hudacek of our Wisdom Workforce, LLC for winning the Bill Naito award this year, 2021. The Wisdom Workforce, LLC has had a very busy year so far. Our partnerships and projects...
Wisdom Internship Traditional Ecological Knowledge Day on Zenger Farm
This past 2021 spring the Wisdom of the Elders, Inc WABI & WWD Internships concluded their program of traditional ecological knowledge. The program was from March 15th, 2021 through the week of June 7th, and met three days a week either virtually or at various...
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’...
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Notes from Wisdom’s Executive Director
New Years Greetings
First and foremost, we would like to express our gratitude to all of you who made such generous donations to Wisdom of the Elders through our Give! Guild campaign and to those who made private donations. What a turnout!
We cannot continue the work for our communities without your generous support and continued partnerships and helping with the collaborative work we share throughout our communities. We have been able to move forward with our Strategic Plans for building into the future a stronger stance and broader outreach into our communities and helping to restore and rebuild our Traditional Ecological internships and move forward with making new films and increasing our curriculum to include more STEM/STEAM elements and partnerships.
I hope each of you is keeping well and safe and I wish you all a prosperous New Year.
With our deepest gratitude, we thank you to each and every one!