The projects of Wisdom of the Elders, Inc.
Wisdom of the Elders Radio Programs
Audio and transcripts of three series of Wisdom of the Elders Radio Program are available to the public. Downloads are available at our website at no charge to radio stations worldwide.
Wisdom of the Elders Radio: Series One
Wisdom of the Elders Radio: Series Two
Wisdomof the Elders Radio: Series ThreeTurtle Island Storyteller Network (TISNET)
This American Indian online speakers bureau highlights web pages of 70 gifted oral historians, storytellers, and song carriers from the Pacific Northwest and Great Plains.
Visit us at TurtleIslandStorytellersNetwork.net
The Seven Commandments of the White Buffalo Calf Maiden: Martin High Bear (1919-1995)
The biography of Wisdom of the Elders’ founder, the late Lakota medicine man and spiritual leader, Martin High Bear.
Oral History Collections
WISDOM has recorded more than 250 indigenous elders and conducted over a dozen oral history recording projects since 1993. Video and audio recordings will be used to develop American Indian mental health and addictions rehabilitation and recovery materials.
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Friend of Wisdom of the EldersFriends of Wisdom of the Elders is a community of individuals who support the projects of Wisdom of the Elders, Inc.
Our projects include:
- Wisdom of the Elders Radio Program and its website at www.wisdomoftheelders.org which shares our first three series of American Indian radio programs. Our programs are heard on American Indian Radio on Satellite, on other public radio stations nationwide and internationally, and at our website.
- Turtle Island Storytellers Network, our American Indian speakers bureau which includes gifted oral historians, storytellers, song carriers and others from the Northwest and Great Plains, with plans currently underway to expand to the six states of the Southwest. This speakers bureau is online at www.turtleislandstorytellers.net.
- Northwest Indian Storytellers Association which was formed in 2005 to encourage, preserve and strengthen traditional storytelling and oral cultural arts among tribes in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. NISA held its third annual gathering in January 2008.
- Wisdom of the Elders Curriculum Project is our newest project, featuring multimedia American Indian curriculum materials for schools, in a collaboration with the State of Oregon Department of Education’s Indian Education office and others.
- The biography of Wisdom of the Elders’ founder, the late Lakota medicine man and spiritual leader, Martin High Bear. The Seven Commandments of the White Buffalo Calf Maiden: Martin High Bear (1919-1995).
When you become a member of Friends of Wisdom of the Elders, you agree to make a financial contribution to help our projects succeed, and also encourage your friends and colleagues to become involved. You can make a donation at any level you choose within four circles of giving over a one year period, either a one time contribution or periodically. To show oour appreciation, we will gift you. Gifts include CDs, a color Pendleton CD holder, and a special limited edition Pendleton Legendary Design Blanket. In addition, we’ll send you our quarterly newsletter to help keep you informed of our latest activities and plans.
Currently, we are developing the Friends of Wisdom of the Elders web page to acknowledge members of Friends of Wisdom of the Elders, and your name will be included along with our national funders, National Park Service, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and local foundations, which include Meyer Memorial Trust, Spirit Mountain Community Fund and Oregon Arts Commission.
Newsletters are sent by e-mail. If you do not have e-mail, let us know and we’ll mail them. In addition, you will develop greater understanding and appreciation for the diversity of American Indian oral history and cultural arts still thriving among more than 550 nations in America today. You will learn more about traditional indigenous cultural values which have been obscured by history and misunderstanding. Most important, you’ll know you are supporting Wisdom of the Elders’ vision and mission of American Indian cultural preservation, education and race reconciliation.
