Confluence Library

Tony Johnson (Chinook) talks about culture and how American settlers don’t see their own culture.

Tony Johnson (Chinook) talks about the Chinuk Wawa pidgin language, and how it was passed down to families because of its importance in contact between cultures

Tony Johnson (Chinook) talks about inheritance not being in monetary wealth but in resources and access.

Tony Johnson (Chinook) talks about connections to land, place, and stories.

Wilbur Slockish (Yakama, Klickitat) talks about water as where life comes from and is a provider. 1:05.

Tony Johnson (Chinook) talks about how the Boldt Decision reduced the fishing rights of many tribes, including the Chinook.

Wilbur Slockish (Klickitat, Yakama) talks about how the ideas of Western science and free market are harmful to the Native food supply and conservation practices.

Wilbur Slockish (Klickitat, Yakama) talks about the removal of rights and forcible relocation to reservations such as Fort Simcoe.

Wilbur Slockish (Klickitat, Yakama) talks about a conversation he had in prison that reshaped the way he looked at cultural relations.

Wilfred and Bessie Greene Scott (Nez Perce) talk about their experiences in the Redheart Band at ceremonies.