Wisdom of the Elders, Inc
Wisdom of the Elders, Inc
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Join the Willamette Week Give!Guide for a Season of Giving: Support Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. as We Countdown to Year-End Donations!
Supporting an Indigenous-led organization like Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. is a powerful way to champion the preservation and dissemination of traditional ecological knowledge within Indigenous communities.
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
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...
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.
Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. Seeks Young Indigenous Perspectives on Its Board of Directors
The Wisdom of the Elders, Inc is guided by a Board of Directors that provides feedback, guidance, and support to the Executive Director and helps to plan for the organization future. The board is currently seeking at least three new members who can bring Indigenous...
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...
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Notes from Wisdom’s Executive Director
Hello Partners and Colleagues,
I would like to wish you all a very happy Fall season.
We are delighted to see the support and new connections with our shared communities.
Wisdom has been quite busy with gathering and converting our archived footage into digital formats. These will enable us to share all of the stories and footage back to families, tribes, and the greater community.
This has been an exciting process indeed! We will keep you posted as we work towards reinstating our Film Festivals and begin airing some on OPB and through OpenSignal and NPR.
We have had some great ITEK Internships this year. Some of our graduates have been able to move on to jobs while others are to pursue their next endeavors for further training or continuing higher education.
We have hired a graduate from the Internship onto our LLC. Crew! We always are so proud of their accomplishments and are happy to help them to explore more opportunities. They regularly share updates with us, detailing their achievements and outlining the upcoming milestones on their agenda. It’s like a constant flow of progress and ambition, keeping everyone in the loop about what they’ve accomplished and what exciting challenges lie ahead.
Just knowing the trees are being planted, the environment is being made healthier with partner organizations such as all of those connected with Metro and BES as well as the First Foods that are being restored and grown with our partner organizations, such as Zenger Farms.
Please be sure to check out our fundraising efforts! Thank you for being an important part of our family.
My best regards and appreciation,