Confluence Library

Greg Archuleta (Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde) talks about life during the Termination period, and the efforts in the 1970s to revive tribal recognition and lands.

Johnny Jackson (Yakama, Cascades) talks about fishing at Celilo Falls with his family.

Leah Conner (Umatilla) talks about an attack on her family by militia which killed her great-grandparents.

Johnny Jackson talks about his beliefs and spirituality. 1:02.

Louie Pitt (Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs) retells a story about Coyote that he heard from his father.

Louie Pitt (Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs) talks about his memories of visiting Celilo Falls and watching other fish.

Louie Pitt (Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs) talks about the devastation of the river and the extinction of over-fished species.

Louie Pitt (Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs) talks about the teachings of elders and the importance of always learning about ways of life.

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

Greg Archuleta: Tribes Have Been Rebuilding Since Termination

Johnny Jackson: “It Took Two Men to Pull” Fish out of Celilo Falls

Leah Conner: Grandmother’s Escape from Militia

Johnny Jackson: The River Shows That “We’re Still One People.

Louie Pitt: Coyote Switched the Tails

Louie Pitt: “A Battle to Watch the Fisherman Pull Those Big Fish Up.”

Louie Pitt: Many Celilos

Louie Pitt: You Have to Know “Where You’re From.”

Tony Johnson: The Average American Doesn’t See That They Have a Culture

Tony Johnson: Chinook Wawa, a “Good Inheritance.”