Newsletter Archive

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Free Talk on Salmon and Sea Lions

A free talk on news framing and public opinion concerning salmon and sea lions at the Columbia River. Tuesday, 29 January 2013 6:30-7:30 p.m. Native American Student and Community Center Portland State University Prof. Cynthia-Lou Coleman   Download the flyer...

Become a Friend of Wisdom of the Elders

Wisdom of the Elders is connecting the wisdom of our Native American elders with younger generations and our increasingly diverse community.  We seek to correct misconceptions and end prejudice, to bring wellness to Native people and demonstrate how our...

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In November, Wisdom completed production on the last 12 of 36 sets of Discovering Our Story culturally tailored multimedia health and wellness curriculum. This career pathway planning curriculum will provide guidance for those exploring careers in k-12 education,...

Wisdom Newsletter: December 2012

  Wisdom Gardens is the most cost effective of five projects completed in 2012.   A $1,490 grant from the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District funded purchase of local Native species for our ethnobotanical and berry...

NISA Tribal Storytelling Highlights

More than 40 emerging tribal storytellers spent the weekend learning the art and craft of traditional tribal storytelling with us at Portland State University’s Native American Student and Community Center. At the end of the weekend, we asked them if their...

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"I think if we are good students to these teachers, we will learn to live well, live now, with a heart full of compassion; think of all that their eyes have seen, how much joy and pain their hearts have experienced. What treasures they have to share! I have always...