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Take a look at past Newsletters and Announcements in our extensive Wisdom ArchiveDiscovering Our Story Television Program airs live on Sunday December 7:
Our December guest is Crow artist Wendy Red Star. Wendy is a practicing artist whose work explores the intersection between life on the Crow Indian reservation and the world outside of that environment. Her work has been shown at the Missoula Museum of the Arts,...
Wisdom accepting #GivingTuesday and end of year donations via PayPal:
When you become a Friend of Wisdom of the Elders by making automatic monthly donations through PayPal, you will receive an invitation to dinner in January with co-founder Rose High Bear at Wisdom's Kelly Butte House and Gardens. We appreciate your support which helps...
Northwest Indian Storytelling Festival starts Wednesday evening!
Wednesday Oct 8, 7 PM [Buy Tickets] Providence ElderPlace Gresham 2600 SE 170th Ave, Portland, OR 97236 Ed Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock, Nez Perce) Victor Mandan (Mandan, Hidatsa) Woodrow Morrison (Haida) Thursday, Oct 9, 7 PM [Buy Tickets] Parkrose Community United Church...
Ninth Annual Northwest IndianStorytelling Festival October 8-12, 2014
The Northwest Indian Storytelling Association (NISA) celebrated its ninth season of traditional tribal storytelling here in the Pacific Northwest. Friends and relatives joined us from around the region and generations of tribal storytellers gathered to listen to and...
Wisdom of the Elders Radio Series Four: Indigenous Responseto Environmental and Climate Issues
Wisdom's radio production team is getting ready to release the first two Wisdom of the Elders Radio Programs. Series Four will feature stories, songs, and science from indigenous elders and cultural leaders of the Inupiat and Athabascans of Alaska and their response...
2014 Ninth Annual NISA Storytelling Festival & Emerging Storyteller Workshops
The Northwest Indian Storytellers Association (NISA) 2014 NW Indian Storytelling Festival and Emerging Traditional Storytellers Workshops celebrated the ninth season of traditional storytelling in the Pacific Northwest. With friends and relatives joining us from...
2014 Fourth Annual Wisdom of the Elderberry Harvest Celebration
Join us in September for Wisdom of the Elders 4th Annual Wisdom of the Elderberry Syrup Harvest Celebration at Wisdom Gardens. The harvest celebration will focus on Wisdom's elderberry plants and the elderberry's healing properties to support a healthy immune system...
9th Annual Northwest Indian Storytelling Festival
The Northwest Indian Storytelling Association (NISA) 2014 Festival and Emerging Traditional Storytellers Workshops celebrates the ninth season of traditional storytelling in the Pacific Northwest. With friends and relatives joining us from around the region,...
On September’s Discovering Our Story TV
Our featured guest on September's program was Paul Lumley (Yakama), Executive Director of Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC). Mr. Lumley has a wide-ranging background on issues that directly impact American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native...
"Technology without a Soul" “I see STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) as technology without a soul,” reflected James Mason, Ph.D., Manager of Diversity Education and Cultural Competence for the Oregon Region Providence Health and Services. Dr. Mason and...