Confluence Library

To understand more about Confluence in the Classroom, read this educational review by Suzy Watts here.

This is a list of off-site resources that can be helpful for teachers.

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

Toma Villa is a muralist, painter, carver, and sculptor from the Yakama Nation.

Brigette McConville is a cultural educator from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Spring. She runs Salmon King Fisheries with her husband, Sean McConville.

Artist Toma Villa (Yakama) and storyteller Ed Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock, Yakama, Nez Perce) recently worked with students from White Salmon, Washington through Confluence Outdoors.

Filmmaker Woodrow Hunt is Klamath/Modoc/Cherokee and founder of Tule Films. He is the filmmaker for the Confluence Documentary Shorts that were released in April 2019.

This curriculum is often used by schools that are part of Confluence in the Classroom. Teaching a curriculum such as this to students better prepares them for having the Native educator in the classroom.

In the spring of 2023, Confluence partnered with 20 schools and organizations to lead students on 17 field trips. To celebrate what the kids learned, we produced this new video that includes drone footage of the latest “Living Mural” by Toma Villa (Yakama) and a Round Dance at the Confluence Listening Circle!

Filmed in 2015, this video has interviews with Confluence staff and educators about our education program.