Wisdom of the Elders, Inc
Wisdom of the Elders, Inc
Our Mission
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 cultural reconciliation.
Wisdom Newsletter
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...
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.
Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge: An Internship program
Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. is pleased to announce the (ITEK Program) Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge. This program is designed for interns and focuses on traditional ecological knowledge passed down from generations.
Wisdom Projects, Community Action, & Events
Read more about what Wisdom of the Elders is doing in the community.
Your Voice Matters – Native Vote – Announcement Repost
Oregon Voter Information The deadline to register to vote for Oregon's Primary election is tomorrow, April 26 at 11:59 PM. If you have not yet registered to vote for the upcoming election on May 17th, or would like to make changes to your registration we are here to...
Native Nonprofit Days giving campaign through May 20th.
Repost from Jim White NAO Executive Director Native Nonprofit Day On May 20, the Native Ways Federation (NWF) is launching its first Native Nonprofit Day – a giving initiative aimed at increasing support for Native-led organizations nationwide. This annual giving...
Farm Educator Open Positions at Sauvie Island Center
Are you interested in farming? Passionate about caring for our natural world? Would you enjoy working outdoors with children? If so, apply to spend the summer (or longer) with us. We have several open positions and are eager to welcome you to the team. You'll spend...
Wisdom of the Elders is featured on Koin.com for partnership during EarthWeek
Happy Earth Week Everyone. Wisdom of the Elders is featured on Koin.com Wisdom is busy this Earth Week partnering and celebrating Earth Day, Week, and Month with Earthday Oregon, an organization that works with Nonprofit Partners who work year-round across Oregon to...
Wisdom Board & Staff Retreat at ilani Resort, Washington
Wisdom of the Elders recently participated in a board and staff retreat hosted at Ilani Resort in Ridgefield, Washington. Where our team worked on strategy, goals, and team building for the next 6 months. We would like to extend a special thank you to the Developing...
Celebrating Earth Month with our Partners & Earth Day Oregon
We are excited to announce our new business partnerships with Come Thru Market and Wombyn’s Wellness Garden, thanks to Earth Day Oregon! This month Wisdom will be hosting an online raffle, as a part of a larger campaign to support Oregon nonprofits with sustainable...
Notes from Wisdom’s Executive Director
Hello to all of our families, friends, and partners,
Thank you all for your generous support and impactful partnerships.
Our Year-End G!G Fundraising Campaign was fantastic!
We are always humbled and delighted to see how much support and encouragement we receive from you all.
As we endeavor to make a difference in our shared communities, we certainly know we can not do this alone. There is so much good work to be done that helps lift us all up to the greatness we can be together. Helping each other is the best gift we can give and receive.
So with a heartfelt Thank You, we extend our gratitude to every one of you!
We have increased our staff to bring in even more talent and commitment to our mission and vision of sharing Indigenous thought and lifeways for Restoration and Conservation…Not only for the land and environment we share but also for the interpersonal relationships this work brings. I have to say, as a team, we are all committed to the goals set before us and support and lift each other and step in whenever and however we can.
Hand in Hand we continue to move forward to create connections and share resources that heal the land and create wonderful relationships for stronger and healthier communities.
I do want to put a call out to anyone who would be interested in joining our ITEK or Multi-Media Internships or perhaps joining our Board of Directors, who of course is foundational to our success and adds to our strengths and partnerships. They each bring talents and skills that further enhance our organization. Please contact either me for Board membership, for Media, Tim Burgess at tim@wisdomoftheelders.org, or for ITEK Internship, adreinne@wisdomoftheelders.org.
Please stay safe, and I wish you good health and happiness.