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54 people are interested
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ORGANIZATION: Wisdom of the Elders
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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54 people are interested
Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. is a Native American nonprofit which needs help transcribing recordings of Pacific Northwest Native Americans and environmental restoration professionals. We are seeking transcribers.
If you are interested, please let us know. You will be provided with guidelines on formatting the transcripts, and have the opportunity to hear firsthand some of the stories Wisdom will feature in future curriculum and media productions.
Please contact via email, dawn@wisdomoftheelders.org if you are interested and can assist. Thank you again. Your support strengthen's Wisdom's mission.
Our mission: Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. records, preserves and shares oral history, cultural arts, language concepts, and traditional ecological knowledge of exemplary Native elders and scientists in collaboration with environmental organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies.
A. Discovering Yidong Xinag (The Wisdom Project): This Native youth environmental conservation leadership initiative is our primary project since 2012 and includes environmental service learning, career pathway planning and our Native peer mentor program.
B. Wisdom Workforce Development Plan: Providing training and a job pipeline for Native workers completing environmental assessment and conservation service learning and work assignments in local natural areas in partnership with local agencies.
C. Multimedia productions and curriculum includes documentary films and Wisdom of the Elders Radio Program, communicating Northwest tribes’ responses to environmental and climate issues; Discovering Our Story culturally tailored multimedia health and wellness curriculum and career pathway planning, including monthly broadcasts on Discovering Our Story Television Program.
D. Public cultural events include annual Northwest Indian Storytelling Festivals, emerging tribal storyteller’s workshops and apprenticeships. Wisdom encourages, preserves and strengthens traditional storytelling among regional tribes; and share tribal oral cultural arts with public audiences.
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About Wisdom of the Elders
Location:
3203 SE 109th, Portland, OR 97226, US
Mission Statement
Wisdom of the Elders is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation with a mission of Native American cultural and economic sustainability, education, cross-cultural communication. WISDOM collaborates with diverse cultural organizations and educational institutions to record, preserve and share oral tradition, cultural arts, and environmental perspective of exemplary Native historians, storytellers and scientists. WISDOM was formed in 1993 by Lakota spiritual leader, Martin High Bear and Rose High Bear, Deg Hit’an Dine (Alaskan Athabascan).
Description
Wisdom of the Elders a Portland Native American 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation that records and preserves the oral history and cultural arts of exemplary Native American storytellers, historians, song carriers, artists, and environmentalists. With our mission of cultural sustainability, education and race reconciliation, we work in collaboration with diverse organizations to communicate important messages to Native people using video and audio productions and tribal storytelling workshops. We also share the wisdom and knowledge of our exemplary elders with diverse public audiences via public radio and website production, educational materials, and public events.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
May 25, 2016
SKILLS
- Adult Education
- Environmental Education
- Mentoring
- Habitat Restoration
- Botany
- STEM
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- 30-60 minute recording will take 4-5 hours
- typing speed helps