Confluence Library

Interview Collection

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

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

Interview Collection

Louie Pitt: Many Celilos

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

Interview Collection

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

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

Interview Collection

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

Tony Johnson (Chinook) talks about culture and how American settlers don’t see their own culture.

 

Interview Collection

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

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

Interview Collection

Tony Johnson: The Ability to Fish, the Rights to Tell Stories is Our Wealth

Tony Johnson (Chinook) talks about inheritance not being in monetary wealth but in resources and access.

Interview Collection

Tony Johnson: Who You Are about “Where You Were Born and Raised.”

Tony Johnson (Chinook) talks about connections to land, place, and stories.

Interview Collection

Wilbur Slockish: “Water is the Giver of Life”

Wilbur Slockish (Yakama, Klickitat) talks about water as where life comes from and is a provider. 1:05.

Interview Collection

Tony Johnson: The Boldt Decision’s Impact

Tony Johnson (Chinook) talks about how the Boldt Decision reduced the fishing rights of many tribes, including the Chinook.

Interview Collection

Wilbur Slockish: Built-in Conservation

Wilbur Slockish (Klickitat, Yakama) talks about how the ideas of Western science and free market are harmful to the Native food supply and conservation practices.