Events Archive

Join Us for Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2025
Join Us for Indigenous Peoples' Day 2025 in Portland—food, pow wow, vendors, and community celebration. At Wisdom of the Elders, we believe in the power of gathering, sharing stories, and celebrating the strength of our communities. This October, we’re honored to...

Supporting Portland Film: August Highlights
At Wisdom of the Elders, we are proud to stand alongside our friends at Portland Events & Film as they continue to uplift and strengthen the local film industry. Like us, they are dedicated to telling powerful stories and building opportunities for filmmakers and...

Native Gathering Garden Tending Party and Native Plant Giveaway
Join in on the fun with Native Gathering Garden Saturday, April 29th, 10 AM –3 PM 5810 NE 72nd Ave., Portland, OR 97220. Gain experience learning about and giving native plants to the Indigenous community. There will be tools and refreshments provided while supplies...

Spring for Zenger Event 2023
Open Farm Day: Spring for Zenger April 1st, 2023 11AM-3PM Zenger Farm (11741 SE Foster Rd, Portland, OR 97266) Download the Flyer Join in on the action for a day of learning and exploring at an urban farm! Open Farm Days feature seasonal activities, farm tours, garden...

Medicine Gathering at Oxbow Park 2022
Friends and family, please join Wisdom and the Pacific North West Water Protectors for the 5th Annual Medicine Gathering: Aug 26th-28th 2022 at Oxbow Park. Healing the sacred water of the North West. There will be a traditional Pow Wow Saturday and guest speakers....

Join us at the Portland Indigenous Marketplace
Join us for the Portland Indigenous Marketplace. An in-person Indigenous Marketplaces event for Spring/Summer 2022, the marketplace will be held at 432 NE 74th ave Portland, OR 97213 Portland Indigenous Marketplace supports indigenous artists and entrepreneurs by...

Meet and Greet with Vision Maker Media
Some of our Wisdom team members attended the Vision Maker Media meet and greet on Friday, May 6th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Portland City Grill. Vision Maker Media is based in Nebraska and was here in the PNW for a week for meetings, networking, and strategic...

Spring Friends & Allies Summit | Portland Parks Foundation
Thursday, May 12, 5-7 pm at Laurelhurst Club Gather in person to celebrate the hard work and countless hours that hundreds of friends and partner groups contribute to making Portland’s parks clean, accessible, and thriving. The Portland Parks Foundation, in...

2022 National TEK Summit hosted and organized by Oregon State University’s Traditional Ecological Knowledge Club
The 2022 National TEK Summit is an inaugural conference hosted and organized by Oregon State University’s Traditional Ecological Knowledge Club and sponsored by various entities. The purpose of this annual summit is to create space for Indigenous peoples, governments,...
Portland Parks & Recreation’s Nature Day Camp Program 2022
General Public Registration Starts Monday, April 4 at 12:30 pm Learn more about the program in the attached flyer and on the Parks and Recreation website https://www.portland.gov/parks/environmental-education/nature-day-camp. Download the Flyer Summer 2022 - Nature...