Wisdom Newsletter
Read our Newsletter and learn whats happening with Wisdom of the Elders Wisdom E-Newsletter Sign upFirst Annual Gala and Salmon Dinner
Scottish Rite Center 709 SW 15th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97205 (map) You are invited to our first Annual Salmon Dinner and Silent Auction! Wisdom of the Elders is excited to announce our First Annual Gala and Salmon Dinner on Friday evening June 22, 2012. Guest...
NISA Storytelling Festival
The Advisory Council of the Northwest Indian Storytellers Association held their annual retreat over the weekend at the Brighton Creek Retreat Center in Roy, Washington. Advisory Council members invited their emerging tribal storytellers for a weekend of...
Invitation to Wisdom Community Gardens Events
You are cordially invited to several upcoming Wisdom Community Gardens events this spring as Wisdom of the Elders launches our educational and organic heirloom vegetable garden at Kelly Butte House. A team of seven AmeriCorps' National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC)...
Discovering Our Story Team travels to Washington, D.C.
Wisdom of the Elders, Inc.’s Executive Producer Rose High Bear and Discovering Our Story Producer Toby Joseph recently returned from Washington D.C. where they attended the Annual Native American Service to Science (STS) Academy sponsored by the Substance Abuse and...
An Evening with Walter Echo-Hawk
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm Portland State University Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR This special event is free and open to the public. Click here to reserve your free ticket today! "Indigenous rights are never freely...
Participate: Take the Wisdom Gardens Survey
Are you interested in helping to shape a new garden and micro-business initiative? Contribute your voice and feedback to the development process of the Wisdom Gardens project. An initiative of Wisdom of the Elders, with the purpose of providing garden experiences,...
Northwest Indian Storytellers Association 2011-2012 Mentorship Application
Application Guidelines The Northwest Indian Storytellers Association is offering opportunities for ten master tribal storytellers to each instruct two emerging tribal storytellers in traditional storytelling. Applicants will form teams with a master storyteller and...
2011 Volunteer Of The Year: Mary Elaine Priester
Teacher to students that speak other languages at Westview High School, Beaverton School District. An graphicartist focusing on pen and ink drawings. My art work and cards have been available through our silent auctions. ( I was a volunteer previous to being on...
Northwest Indian Storytellers Association 2011 Emerging Tribal Storytellers Workshops
Emerging Tribal Storyteller Workshops 15 - 16 October 2011 Portland State University’s Native American Student and Community Center Storytelling has been with us since time before remembering. Through it we have shaped our identities, our actions, and our societies....
Northwest Indian Storytelling Festival October 13-16, 2011
Northwest Indian Storytelling Festival hours: Thursday, Oct 13 - evening festival event at 7:00 - 9:00 PM Friday, Oct 14 - evening festival event at 7:00 - 10:00 PM Saturday, Oct 15 - evening festival event at 7:00 - 10:00 PM Sunday, Oct 16 - Emerging Storytellers...