Confluence Library
Last month, more than 25 educators gathered in our first-ever Confluence conference. A culmination of the Confluence learning community, it was the first time many of the participants had met in person. Today, we’re talking with Confluence staff members Heather Gurko and Daria Martin Bigham and educators Kavika Kalama and Katherine Philips about the Confluence approach to education, which focuses on uplifting Indigenous voices.
In today’s episode, Confluence takes a look inward, specifically at Confluence’s education programming in schools. Today, we’ll hear from three of those educators about what they do with students and why, including Emma Johnson and Christine and Clifton Bruno.
Yakama artist Toma Villa did a special project where he arranged a group of fourth graders into the image of the famous petroglyph, She Who Watches
Artist Toma Villa (Yakama) and storyteller Ed Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock, Yakama, Nez Perce) recently worked with students from White Salmon, Washington through Confluence Outdoors.
Filmed in 2015, this video has interviews with Confluence staff and educators about our education program.
This booklet lays out some of the programs and includes bios of educators.