Confluence Library

Living Culture

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.

Living Culture

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.

Living Culture

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

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

Living Culture

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

Tanna Engdahl (Cowlitz) talks about traditional ecological knowledge.

Living Culture

Tanna Engdahl: Using the White Man’s Tools

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

Living Culture

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.

Living Culture

Mike Iyall: “You Lose so Very Much” from Disease

Mike Iyall (Cowlitz) talks about the cultural losses caused by disease.

Living Culture

Mike Iyall: Born with a “Beautiful Appreciation” of Environment

Mike Iyall talks about what being Cowlitz means to him.

Living Culture

Mike Iyall: Shells in Connecticut “Passed Through our Hands.”

Mike Iyall (Cowlitz) talks about continent-wide trade between tribes.

Living Culture

Aurelia Stacona: Falling into Celilo Falls

Aurelia Stacona (Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs) talks about falling into the Celilo Falls as a child.