Portland, OR based nonprofit committed to Native American Cultural Preservation, Multimedia Education, and Race Reconciliation. Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. was founded by the late Martin High Bear (Lakota medicine man and spiritual leader) and Rose High Bear, Deg Hit'an Dine (Alaskan Athabascan) in 1993. Teresa Montana was elected as Wisdom's new Executive Director in 2018. Wisdom of the Elders continues to fulfill the mission of our organization, committed to Native American cultural sustainability, multimedia education, and race reconciliation. Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. (Wisdom) records and preserves the oral history, cultural arts, language concepts, and traditional ecological knowledge of exemplary American Indian historians, cultural leaders, and environmentalists in collaboration with arts and culture organizations and educational institutions. We especially seek to correct misconceptions, end prejudice, bring health and wellness to Native people, and demonstrate how Native culture has and is continuing to enrich our worlds.