Confluence Library

Interview Collection

Linda Meanus: Stick Games

In this excerpt, Linda Meanus explains stick games.

Tribes Today

Founding Board Chair Antone Minthorn on Growing Up on the Reservation

Antone Minthorn (Cayuse, Nez Perce, Umatilla) talks about life on the Umatilla Reservation, the struggle for sovereignty, and Maya Lin. Fully subtitled. 2:32.

Indigenous Lifeways

Lillian Pitt

Lillian Pitt talks about She Who Watches, identity, culture, history, and honoring nature. She also talks about her artwork. Fully subtitled. 3:00.

Indigenous Lifeways

The Story of Saddleback Mountain, as told by Ray Gardener

Ray Gardner tells the story of Qoots-hoi and Toölux, and how the first salmon caught turned into a thunderbird whose eggs formed humanity. He also talks about salmon catching ceremony. Fully subtitled.

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.

Interview Collection

Tanna Engdahl: “Amazing System” of Clouds, Rain and Sky

Tanna Engdahl (Cowlitz) talks about traditional ecological knowledge.

Interview Collection

Tanna Engdahl: Using the White Man’s Tools

Tanna Engdahl (Cowlitz) talks about adapting to new tools and technology.

Interview Collection

Wilfred and Bessie Scott: Night Raids over Fishing

Wilfred and Bessie Greene Scott (Nez Perce) talk about nighttime raids by the Oregon State Police about fishing violations. 1:15.