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Greg Archuleta talks about the removal of the Sandy River Dam and the return of wapato and salmon.

Aurelia Stacona talks about her Native name and naming ceremonies for babies.

Aurelia Stacona discusses her journey in beadwork.

Aurelia Stacona talks about her work in the church and in founding a 12 step program.

Aurelia Stacona talks about her love of beadwork and passing it on to her grandchildren.

This story collection is based on a conversation between two family members, Emily Washines and Josiah Pinkham,who discussed finding resilience, comfort, and strength in times of challenge during a Confluence Conversation. This collection focuses on family, including the animal people as family, and the landscape.

There are seven Story Circles: Introduction, People, Salmon, Seasonal Rounds, Trade, and the Coyote Circle. The following material is to aid you in visiting the Story Circles if you desire, or to experience the Story Circles if you cannot visit.

In the this Confluence Story Collection, we explore how stories have always defined our relationship with the Earth and with each other. Indigenous oral histories have been dismissively called “myths.” Yet there are universal truths in these real stories backed up by today’s science.

Tanna Engdahl discusses the movements of the sky, origin stories, and how words passed on knowledge.

The Book of Legends is from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, which Confluence has permission to share on our Library.