Wisdom of the Elders has been funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, National Park Service, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical Introduction
Program Host Arlie Neskahi discusses the history of the Grand Ronde tribe whose descendants belong to many bands from the Pacific Northwest, and interviews Gene Labonte, Chairman of the Grand Ronde chapter of the Northwest Indian Veteran's Association.
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Elder Wisdom Feature: Michael Reibach
Brian Bull shares the stories of the late Kalapaya elder Michael Reibach who rediscovered what it was to be an Indian years after the federal government terminated his tribe's trust status.
Speaking Native |
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| Don Addison shares that at one time, about 35 different dialects of Kalapuya could be heard all along the Willamette Valley in Western Oregon. |
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| Sacred Landscape |
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| Judy Bluehorse Skelton discusses the Oregon Seal Otter which is highly valued by coastal tribes for food and clothing. Their discovery by Captain James Cook fueled the European fur trade and they became prized by traders worldwide. |
Tribal Rhythms |
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| Nico Wind introduces us to Shawn Hostler, a mother with a diverse tribal ancestry - Chinook, Kalapuya, northern Paiute, Iroquois and a number of Northern California Tribes - who shares her musical traditions. |
Health and Healing |
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| Rose High Bear looks at diabetes prevention programs in interviews with Leon Thom, Grand Ronde elder and Michael Watkins, health director at the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde. |
Artist's Circle |
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Bruce Crespin spotlights Grand Ronde basket maker Connie Graves, whose life illustrates three principles of art: The intersection of materials, knowledge and inspiration.
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| Turtle Island Storytellers |
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| Tribal member Brent Merrill, a descendant of the Northern Paiute and Kalapuya tribes, tells us more about the Grand Ronde Trail of Tears, the story of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde from the 1850s.
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