Wisdom of the Elders, Inc

Hello and greetings to all,

November is Native American History Month, a time to honor the histories, languages, and knowledge that Indigenous communities have carried forward for generations. It is a fitting season for the work we share, where Traditional Ecological Knowledge sits at the heart of how we teach, grow, and gather. We are grateful to walk this path alongside you.

First, and foremost, we send you a massive Thank You to all of our partners and supporters. Our team celebrates all that you do to uplift our programs as we serve our shared communities. Just know that with each kind word of encouragement, each phone call, and every penny, it’s an opportunity for us to turn to each other with a celebratory word: well done, congratulations, way to go team, and a shared Thanks to each of you!
Your generosity is both deeply appreciated and heartfelt.

We are in the midst of creating an Apothecary for our Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge Internship (ITEK), which is offered twice yearly. We are also deep in the planning process for our Seed-Saving & Sharing program while developing strategic plans to build new garden beds to grow Traditional First Foods.

As our ITEK students learn through classroom instruction and gain hands-on field experience, they all have a part in these processes.

Our community partners are, as always, so gracious to walk alongside us, providing their insight and encouragement to our students and our team. To you, we offer our gratitude for sharing our vision for future generations. You make Wisdom that much richer and add depth to our mission when you join us at the table or in the field to share our goals. The impact is felt all the way through our students, and they take that to fuel themselves into their path forward. To note, we have had previous interns go on to create their own business ventures.

I do hope you are doing well and enjoying the beautiful colors of late fall across our Northwest! Indeed, my favorite time of year. I hope you enjoy the photo of the fantastic double rainbow.

I want to note that Wisdom is recruiting for additional Board Members. We are recruiting those with experience and interest in one or more of our programs and committees:

Ecological Restoration & Conservation, Curriculum Development, Multimedia / Film

Please reach out at your earliest convenience.