Wisdom of the Elders, Inc
Wisdom of the Elders, Inc
A letter from the Executive Director – Teresa Montana
The 2024 Willamette Week's Give!Guide is Live!
We’re thrilled to announce that Willamette Week’s 2024 Give!Guide is officially in full swing, and we are beyond grateful to be a part of this fantastic community-driven initiative. The Give!Guide is an amazing opportunity to support our mission, and every donation counts—no matter the size.
The 2024 Willamette Week's Give!Guide is Live!
We’re thrilled to announce that Willamette Week’s 2024 Give!Guide is officially in full swing, and we are beyond grateful to be a part of this fantastic community-driven initiative. The Give!Guide is an amazing opportunity to support our mission, and every donation counts—no matter the size.
Indigenous Archive Initiative
Indigenous Archive Initiative
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.
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...
Traditional Plants and Medicine | NARA NW Walking In Balance Conference Pt 7
Good Morning Native Community, Today NARA NW is hosting another set of virtual conferences in the Walking In Balance Conference series! “Traditional Plants and Medicine”. Date: 03/03/2022 Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm Registration Link: Click Here Please register each...
How to Beat the Winter Blues with Tea, Plants, and Oils Part I
(St John's Wort, Citrus, Vitamin C and Rose Hips) Having experienced the snow and heavy rains so soon this year we are headed for what is classically called the “dark of winter.” This is the time when the ice settles in and stories are told to pass the time and...
Wisdom Workforce, LLC wins 2021 Bill Naito Award
A special shout out to Bruce Amick, Karrie Young, Adrienne Moat, David Eyster, and William Hudacek of our Wisdom Workforce, LLC for winning the Bill Naito award this year, 2021. The Wisdom Workforce, LLC has had a very busy year so far. Our partnerships and projects...
Staying healthy for the Holiday season with the backdrop of Covid still here
Warming for Winter and Helping the Immune System The Holiday season is upon us with the backdrop of Covid-19 influencing how our lives have changed. Stress and for some lack of sleep, anxiety, and an overall “not feeling so good” can take their toll on our immune...
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Notes from Wisdom’s Executive Director
Hello friends, families, colleagues, and partners,
We appreciate you stopping by to check-in.
First and foremost, we want to send out a thank you to all of you who have been working with us to get through a tough spot this year.
Your compassion and grace are so very heartwarming. To be sure, as a team, we do share our thoughts and express our gratitude for each of you as we keep moving forward.
I have to say I am deeply grateful for our team! Here at Wisdom, we hold so much regard for each other and this helps us to stay strong during challenging times.
Everyone brings all their talents and passion to the forefront and are supportive of each other in so many ways. Together, we are fully committed to the success of all of our programs.
To Wisdom partners, you all are such a joy to work with. You have expressed to us that you are here to help accomplish our shared goals. Our staff in turn frequently say how much they enjoy working alongside you all. Thank you for standing with us as we look to the coming years to accomplish the good work for our shared communities
A quick update for our Multi-Media team and our Archive Project.
We have had a portion of our archived films digitized. We will keep working to have them all done, which will take quite some time as there are at least 100k hours of footage to be taken care of.
**This means a great deal of fundraising too! So if any of you have resources you are aware of, please let us know.***
In the meantime, we are planning to hold an event this month to review our mission, what we have already done, and what we will be accomplishing in the coming year.
Finally, we want to say THANK YOU to everyone who has supported Wisdom over the years and to those of you who are just learning about our programs and have made contributions to help support our projects.
With gratitude and appreciation, we wish you all a joy-filled holiday and a prosperous New Year.
With gratitude,