Invitation to join the
Friends of Wisdom of the Elders
and its four Circles of Giving

 

We would like ot invite you to become a member of Friends of Wisdom of the Elders. You simpy make a donation within one of four circles of giving, either annually or on a periodic basis. Wisdom of the Elders is a 501c3 corporation, so your donation is tax-deductible.

 

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FIRST CIRCLE MEMBERS:

We gift First Circle members who contribute from $20-99 with a CD of one of our radio programs. This radio program is valued at $20.00

SECOND CIRCLE MEMBERS:

We gift Second Circle members who contribute $100-399 with an entire set of 8 CDs of one of our radio series and a color Pendleton CD holder. The is valued at $160.00

THIRD CIRCLE MEMBERS:

We gift Third Circle members who contribute $400-999 or more with two series of our radio programs, a total of 16 CDs, in a colorful Pendleton CD holder. This is valued at $470.00

FOURTH CIRCLE MEMBERS:

We gift Fourth Circle members who contribute $1,000 and over with WISDOM’s collectible signature storyteller blanket, a special limited edition Pendleton Legendary Design Blanket, called Keep the Fires Burning. This blanket is valued at $189.00 As a limited addition, it is a collectors item with its appraisal value increasing over time.

In return for being a Friend of Wisdom of the Elders:

When you join the Friends of Wisdom of the Elders network, we'll keep you informed of our progress as we travel this Turtle Island to bring oral accounts from gifted elders, tribal historians, storytellers and song carriers. You'll receive quarterly newsletters that include the latest news from WISDOM headquarters, and updates and background on our multimedia American Indian curriculum project, which has been developed based upon the radio series and is available at no charge on our website. You’ll receive advance notice of celebrations to honor our members, and other public events such as our annual storytelling festival and symposium. Sometimes we’ll share excerpts from gifted elders, tribal historians and storytellers. We'll email you our newsletters, or we can mail them to you if you prefer.

We will launch the Friends of Wisdom of the Elders web page to acknowledge the members of Friends of Wisdom of the Elders. Your name will be included along with our national and local sponsors: National Park Service, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Intel Corporation, Meyer Memorial Trust, Spirit Mountain Community Fund, McKenzie River Gathering Foundation and Oregon Arts Commission.

As a Friend of Wisdom of the Elders, you will develop a greater understanding and appreciation for native culture in this country. You'll learn about the diversity that exists among the more than 550 nations still alive and thriving in the twenty-first century. You'll learn about traditional cultural values, many of which have been obscured by popular misconception. You’ll find wise and distinctive voices, stories, rare photography, maps and art that we hope will serve to deepen your understanding of indigenous culture in America.

You will help us fulfill our mission and our vision.

With a mission of Native American cultural preservation, education and race reconciliation, Wisdom of the Elders records, preserves, and shares oral history, cultural arts, and messages of guidance from exemplary indigenous elders, tribal historians, storytellers, and song carriers. We do this to regenerate the greatness of traditional indigenous cultural values among today’s and future generations of native peoples. In an effort of reconciliation between Indian and non-Indian, we also share these teachings with all races of huhumankind, using public radio and documentary production, publishing, and other educational venues.

Raymond DeMallie, an expert in the ethnographic research and the ethnohistorical method, and Director of the American Indian Studies Research Institute at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, speaks of the Wisdom of the Elders project:

They succeed admirably in bringing together the perspectives of scholars—Native and non-Native—with Native Americans from each nation along the (Lewis and Clark) trail. In my mind, these programs are a model of integration of scholarly and grass-roots perspectives, and they forcefully bring to listeners’ attention the continued presence and vitality of Native peoples in the U.S. today.

Join us in our efforts to provide valuable programming to our state, our region and our nation. Help us fulfill our mission of cultural preservation, education and race reconciliation. Become a Friend of Wisdom of the Elders.

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Wisdom of the Elders is a a not-for-profit 501c3 corporation.
Your donation is tax deductible.