Confluence

As we approach the New Year, it's time again for our Annual Appeal. In 2025, we are taking this opportunity to go into strategic planning mode and—in partnership with the Indigenous communities we serve—determine Confluence’s top priorities for the next 3–5 years. We seek to create a planning process that centers Indigenous voices and worldviews. And we can only do this important work with your support! Please consider giving to Confluence today to help us determine our path over the next year. And if you sign up to give monthly, I look forward to receiving a copy of the Voices of the River journal and more!

"Native invisibility is what Altman, 39, plans to tackle as the new executive director of Confluence, a small but influential Vancouver nonprofit that promotes Columbia River basin tribal history and contemporary tribal culture." Read the interview with Confleunce's new Executive Director, Leah Altman here, and consider giving to our annual appeal to help us continue to grow and plan in 2025.

Thank you to everyone who joined us to launch the third volume of Voices of the River! The day started with a tour of the PRAx's current exhibit, How to Carry Water, for Confluence staff and journal contributors, followed by a public panel. Thank you to contributors Corbin Schuster, Kitana Connelly, Emma Johnson and Tyrone Ross Thompson for sharing their insights with the audience at PRAx. Thank you to our partners at PRAx for hosting us for such a lovely evening. You can view and read their work in the latest issue, which can be pre-ordered here: https://buff.ly/3CxX4q9

Join us on November 7th for the launch of the third volume of the Confluence journal, Voices of the River, and hear from the artists and writers! Register here: https://buff.ly/4hl7wl1

Spend Indigenous People's Day exploring some of the vast stories, art, and cultural heritage that Confluence catalogs on our website

Today we honor, celebrate, support and share the stories of Indigenous peoples for #IndigenousPeoplesDay. We at Confluence are honored to work towards amplifying the voices, stories, histories and futures of Indigenous People and the lands they have called home for time immemorial. #IndigenousVoices #IndigenousStories #AmplifyIndigenous

Don't miss the showing of "Covenant of the Salmon People" at Fort Vancouver on October 12th from 1-3. Details available at

We can't get over how much the community, laughter, sharing of stories and honoring of legacies happened at Legacy Maker Gathering 2024 last weekend! Thank you to Underscore Native News for your amazing coverage of the event!

We want to take a moment to thank our wonderful sponsors for the upcoming Legacy Makers Gathering this Saturday, Sept. 14! Register for the event at https://buff.ly/3Z7koV8 Thank you to: Riverview BankWaste Connections of Washington, Inc.MetroOregon Community FoundationGray Family FoundationEcotrustOregon Historical SocietyGale Rothrock Barbara Kommer & Kurt Koenig

On September 14, 2024, we will gather once again for the Confluence Legacy Maker Gathering, this time to honor Ed Edmo's life and legacy. Join us as we celebrate all we have accomplished together. This informal event will include traditional First Food appetizers, uplifting testimonials about Confluence's important work, and words and stories from our dear friend Ed Edmo.