Newsletter Archive
Take a look at past Newsletters and Announcements in our extensive Wisdom Archive
Nurturing Nature and Tradition: Join Us as an Environmental Instructor!
Are you passionate about the environment, Indigenous wisdom, and hands-on teaching? Do you yearn to be part of a team that's dedicated to restoring First Foods and cultivating a harmonious relationship with the Earth? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!...

Don Motanic Receives the 2023 Earle R. Wilcox Award
In the heartfelt 2023 Earle R. Wilcox Award Acceptance video, Donald (Don) Motanic, a distinguished figure in the Native American community, and Wisdom of the Elders Board President, radiates humility and gratitude as he receives this prestigious honor. Having served...

Connecting Wisdom: Summer Updates and Exciting Opportunities Await
Greetings Friends of Wisdom, We hope this finds you all well and enjoying your summer. Happy Summer Solstice! Wisdom has been very busy picking up our team and programs after this pandemic, and we are grateful to be back up and able to share! We want to say thank you...

Job Opening: Multimedia Production Assistant
Summary: The Multimedia Production Assistant helps produce, manage, and facilitate media production responsibilities for Wisdom. This includes: Assists with production and post-production in a variety of settings including in the field, at the office, and in studio...

Environmental Field Instructor
Title: Environmental Field Instructor Employment Status: Non-exempt employee, .75 FTE Wage: $41,340 + benefits ($26.50/hr + benefits) Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. / Environmental Field Instructor The Internships are offered in a 12-week segment 2 times a year for a...

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...

Job Opening: Environmental Field Instructor
Title: Environmental Field Instructor Employment Status: Non-exempt employee, .75 FTE Wage: $41,340 + benefits ($26.50/hr + benefits) Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. / Environmental Field Instructor The Internships are offered in a 12-week segment 2 times a year for a...

December Newsletter: Greetings Friends of Wisdom
Greetings, On behalf of Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. and Wisdom Workforce Development, LLC we wish you a joyful holiday season! We hope 2022 has been a year of prosperity, compassion, kindness, and a deeper connectedness to your cultural values and practices. Wisdom of...

Autumn Newsletter: November is the time to become a friend of Wisdom
Greetings Friends of Wisdom We hope you all have had a great year so far and have been enjoying Fall in all her beautiful colors! We want to say thank you to all who have sent in donations throughout this year to help sustain the work we do here at Wisdom.Your support...

Latest News From Summer 2022
Greetings, We hope this finds you all well and enjoying your summer. This has been a very busy season for us as we are reassessing and deepening our Workforce Internship programs and building more collaborative partnerships. First and foremost, we would like to extend...