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
Autumn Newsletter: November is the time to become a friend of Wisdom
Greetings Friends of Wisdom We hope you all have had a great year so far and have been enjoying Fall in all her beautiful colors! We want to say thank you to all who have sent in donations throughout this year to help sustain the work we do here at Wisdom.Your support...
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.
Fall, a beautiful time for giving
Fall is an exciting time of the year at Wisdom of the Elders. We are busy with our vision and mission; to record, preserve and share Native American oral history, cultural arts, language concepts, the Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Indigenous elders, scientists,...
Wisdom Internship Traditional Ecological Knowledge Day on Zenger Farm
This past 2021 spring the Wisdom of the Elders, Inc WABI & WWD Internships concluded their program of traditional ecological knowledge. The program was from March 15th, 2021 through the week of June 7th, and met three days a week either virtually or at various...
The Native Wisdom Documentary Film Series Premieres New Docs at the Northwest Film Center
Wisdom of the Elders, a Native-run, Oregon non-profit, in partnership with the Northwest Film Center, will premiere two new one-hour programs in its Native Wisdom Documentary Film Series about today’s changing climate and how it is affecting Native Oregonians’...
Wisdom Workforce Partnership with the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services
For the past six months, Wisdom’s social and economic venture, Wisdom Workforce LLC has partnered with the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services to conduct valuable conservation work in local parks and other ecosystems. They have learned much from the guidance and...
Oregon Cultural Trust benefits from your contributions to Wisdom
As an eligible cultural nonprofit, most of your individual donors can participate in and claim the Cultural Tax Credit. This is a special benefit unique to Oregon cultural donors; it prioritizes Oregon’s cultural organizations at the state level. Surprisingly, studies...
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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.