Confluence Library

Interview Collection

Tanna Engdahl: Planning for Future Generations

Tanna Engdahl about harvesting and not taking too much, in preparation for future generations.

Interview Collection

Tanna Engdahl: A Salvation Fish, Smelt

Tanna Engdahl talks about the importance of smelt.

Interview Collection

Bobbie Conner: Water was so Low, You Could Walk on the Backs of Fish

Roberta Conner describes winter villages and tributaries, communal knowledge, and the time of low water.

Interview Collection

Bill Yallup Jr: Salmon “Show You What It Means to Keep Your Word”

In this excerpt, Bill Yallup describes talks about Spilyay (Coyote) and agreements between humans and salmon.

Interview Collection

Tanna Engdahl: “We Were Excellent Land Managers”

Tanna Enghdal (Cowlitz) speaks about tribal land management.

Interview Collection

Louie Pitt: Last Moments of a Salmon, to “Protect Her Future”

Louie Pitt (Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs) talks about seeing a female salmon die.

Interview Collection

Linda Meanus: Stick Games

In this excerpt, Linda Meanus explains stick games.

Interview Collection

Tanna Engdahl: “Power of a Grandmother Who Was Totally Cowlitz.”

Tanna Engdahl (Cowlitz) talks about her grandmother’s combination of Cowlitz culture with Catholic beliefs. 2:01.

Interview Collection

Tanna Engdahl: Cowlitz Had to Prove We Were Here, so “We Did.”

Tanna Engdahl (Cowlitz) talks about the adoption of written language and its use in gaining tribal recognition.

Interview Collection

Tanna Engdahl: They Wouldn’t Seat Us, but My Grandmother Stood There Strong

Tanna Engdahl (Cowlitz) talks about dealing with discrimination with her grandmother.