Thank you to everyone who helped make our Bringing the Salmon Home Festival May 10-16, 2021 an incredible success. It was an inspiring week with contributions from 100+ guest speakers and hosts, and over 3000 audience registrations. To watch any of the events again, click here or on the session WATCH links below in the daily program. (You do not need to be a Facebook member to view event recordings – just click past the FB message to log in and you can access all the videos.) You can also watch our short Festival 2021 highlights video right here.
Opening Welcome
The Bringing the Salmon Home Festival offers a vision, an invitation, and a shared affirmation to work together to bring the salmon home to the upper Columbia River in Canada. This message will be launched by drumbeats from within each Nation, with songs, prayers and stories rippling out from the headwaters of the Columbia to the mouth of the river where it meets the Pacific Ocean, and beyond.
Join leaders of the Syilx Okanagan, Ktunaxa and Secwépemc Nations, federal and provincial ministers, and elders and young people as we make a collective splash to launch this amazing week of free festival events. Host: Mark Thomas
The Bringing the Salmon Home Festival offers a vision, an invitation, and a shared affirmation to work together to bring the salmon home to the upper Columbia River in Canada. This message will be launched by drumbeats from within each Nation, with songs, prayers and stories rippling out from the headwaters of the Columbia to the mouth of the river where it meets the Pacific Ocean, and beyond.
Join leaders of the Syilx Okanagan, Ktunaxa and Secwépemc Nations, federal and provincial ministers, and elders and young people as we make a collective splash to launch this amazing week of free festival events. Host: Mark Thomas
Salmon, Food Sovereignty & Food Security
Access to traditional foods such as wild salmon that are healthier than industrially produced foods concerns matters of health, cultural identity and justice. Join the conversation with Secwépemc Nation member Dawn Morrison, founder of the Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty, and, Syilx Okanagan Nation member and registered dietician Suzanne Johnson. Host: suiki?st Pauline Terbasket
Access to traditional foods such as wild salmon that are healthier than industrially produced foods concerns matters of health, cultural identity and justice. Join the conversation with Secwépemc Nation member Dawn Morrison, founder of the Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty, and, Syilx Okanagan Nation member and registered dietician Suzanne Johnson. Host: suiki?st Pauline Terbasket
Traditional Fishing Technology
Expanding on the theme of culture and sustenance, this event showcases the ingenious designs of traditional Indigenous fishing technology. Secwépemc artisan Ed Jensen and elder Bruce Jim of the Warm Springs Tribe will share insights. Dixon Terbasket of the Syilx Okanagan Nation will add his reflections. This event will also include a video with the late Ktunaxa master sturgeon nose canoe builder Wayne Louie. Host: Valerie Michel
Expanding on the theme of culture and sustenance, this event showcases the ingenious designs of traditional Indigenous fishing technology. Secwépemc artisan Ed Jensen and elder Bruce Jim of the Warm Springs Tribe will share insights. Dixon Terbasket of the Syilx Okanagan Nation will add his reflections. This event will also include a video with the late Ktunaxa master sturgeon nose canoe builder Wayne Louie. Host: Valerie Michel
We Are Salmon People
Cultural stories connecting people and salmon histories are shared by Indigenous storytellers. Join for a memorable live online experience with Syilx Okanagan Nation knowledge keeper Chad Eneas. Secwépemc elder and knowledge keeper Lawrence Michel will contribute a story through video.
Cultural stories connecting people and salmon histories are shared by Indigenous storytellers. Join for a memorable live online experience with Syilx Okanagan Nation knowledge keeper Chad Eneas. Secwépemc elder and knowledge keeper Lawrence Michel will contribute a story through video.
Salmon Chef: Cooking with Chantelle
Get ready to cook a wild salmon main course and easy seasonal side dishes with Chef Chantelle Eustache! This event is hosted by Syilx Okanagan Nation member Danielle Saddleman.
Of Syilx Okanagan and Secwépemc ancestry, Chantelle is a chef by trade and a lifelong learner. Her many accomplishments include being a member of the gold-winning team at the Canadian Culinary Championships’ Gold Medal Plates. Chantelle says: “Preparing traditional ingredients with modern flair creates a unique dining experience to showcase my passion for food and culture. I believe that everyone should have a signature dish.”
Follow along with Chantelle to make a fabulous springtime dinner featuring Crusted Wild Salmon Fillet, Lemon & Herb Roasted Potatoes, and Asparagus & Red Onion Salad. Click on Chantelle’s bio below to see the three recipes with all ingredients and instructions.
Get ready to cook a wild salmon main course and easy seasonal side dishes with Chef Chantelle Eustache! This event is hosted by Syilx Okanagan Nation member Danielle Saddleman.
Of Syilx Okanagan and Secwépemc ancestry, Chantelle is a chef by trade and a lifelong learner. Her many accomplishments include being a member of the gold-winning team at the Canadian Culinary Championships’ Gold Medal Plates. Chantelle says: “Preparing traditional ingredients with modern flair creates a unique dining experience to showcase my passion for food and culture. I believe that everyone should have a signature dish.”
Follow along with Chantelle to make a fabulous springtime dinner featuring Crusted Wild Salmon Fillet, Lemon & Herb Roasted Potatoes, and Asparagus & Red Onion Salad. Click on Chantelle’s bio below to see the three recipes with all ingredients and instructions.
Indigenous Knowledge & Western Science
This Initiative is committed to integrating the valuable learnings and ways of seeing of both traditional Indigenous and western knowledge. How can this approach help in reintroducing the salmon to the upper Columbia River region? It’s a question that is core to the work of the diverse experts in this panel. Join this thought-provoking discussion.
With: Syilx Okanagan Nation fisheries biologists Dawn Machin and Shayla Lawrence; Ktunaxa scholar Michele Sam; Secwépemc Nation fisheries technologist Greg Witzky; Eddy Kennedy, Division Manager, Ecosystem Sciences for Fisheries and Oceans Canada; John Krebs, Director of Resource Management, Kootenay Boundary Region, Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development; and, Jeremy Red Star Wolf, Vice-Chair of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and Chair of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.
Host: Dr. Misun Kang
This Initiative is committed to integrating the valuable learnings and ways of seeing of both traditional Indigenous and western knowledge. How can this approach help in reintroducing the salmon to the upper Columbia River region? It’s a question that is core to the work of the diverse experts in this panel. Join this thought-provoking discussion.
With: Syilx Okanagan Nation fisheries biologists Dawn Machin and Shayla Lawrence; Ktunaxa scholar Michele Sam; Secwépemc Nation fisheries technologist Greg Witzky; Eddy Kennedy, Division Manager, Ecosystem Sciences for Fisheries and Oceans Canada; John Krebs, Director of Resource Management, Kootenay Boundary Region, Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development; and, Jeremy Red Star Wolf, Vice-Chair of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and Chair of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.
Host: Dr. Misun Kang
kɬcp̓əlk’stim̓: haʔɬtim̓ sn̓k̓lipiʔ iʔ sxʷuytns | We are bringing them back: Respecting coyote’s tracks
Syilx scholar Dr. Jeannette Armstrong’s keynote presentation will describe the strong ethic Syilx people hold related to their responsibility to the water and how it ties us all together. She will highlight how the Syilx Okanagan Nation has achieved success in returning salmon to the Okanagan system against all odds through privileging Syilx ceremonies, language, and responsibility to the future. This includes following the syilx way in collaborative discussion, planning, undertakings and sharing of results. Host: Sarah Alexis
Syilx scholar Dr. Jeannette Armstrong’s keynote presentation will describe the strong ethic Syilx people hold related to their responsibility to the water and how it ties us all together. She will highlight how the Syilx Okanagan Nation has achieved success in returning salmon to the Okanagan system against all odds through privileging Syilx ceremonies, language, and responsibility to the future. This includes following the syilx way in collaborative discussion, planning, undertakings and sharing of results. Host: Sarah Alexis
Salmon Chef 2: Cooking & Canning
This program features the first person stories of host and presenter Syilx Okanagan Nation member Eliza Terbasket, plus special video presentations by Secwépemc Chef Peter Saul, assisted by Isaiah Manuel, and Grace Howling Wolf who is a specialist in food preserving methods.
This program features the first person stories of host and presenter Syilx Okanagan Nation member Eliza Terbasket, plus special video presentations by Secwépemc Chef Peter Saul, assisted by Isaiah Manuel, and Grace Howling Wolf who is a specialist in food preserving methods.
Reintroducing Salmon: Challenges & Possible Solutions
Columbia River salmon face many challenges including dams, climate change and habitat loss. Learn how this Initiative offers new collaborative possibilities to support salmon reintroduction and ecosystem regeneration. With: Bill Green for the Ktunaxa Nation; Jay Johnson for the Syilx Okanagan Nation; Adam Neil for the Secwépemc Nation; Dean Allan, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; and, Will Warnock, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development; and, Gary James, Fisheries Program Manager for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Host: Nathan Matthew
Columbia River salmon face many challenges including dams, climate change and habitat loss. Learn how this Initiative offers new collaborative possibilities to support salmon reintroduction and ecosystem regeneration. With: Bill Green for the Ktunaxa Nation; Jay Johnson for the Syilx Okanagan Nation; Adam Neil for the Secwépemc Nation; Dean Allan, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; and, Will Warnock, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development; and, Gary James, Fisheries Program Manager for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Host: Nathan Matthew
Salmon Carries Culture
Two esteemed Indigenous leaders share the spotlight for this joint keynote presentation. This is a special opportunity to hear from both Dr. Ronald Ignace of the Secwépemc Nation and Sophie Pierre of the Ktunaxa Nation about the importance of salmon, language and culture in building relationships and sustaining life. Please see their bios below for more about their respective lifetime achievements. Host: Nathalie Allard
Two esteemed Indigenous leaders share the spotlight for this joint keynote presentation. This is a special opportunity to hear from both Dr. Ronald Ignace of the Secwépemc Nation and Sophie Pierre of the Ktunaxa Nation about the importance of salmon, language and culture in building relationships and sustaining life. Please see their bios below for more about their respective lifetime achievements. Host: Nathalie Allard
One River Connections
It will take all of us, working together, to successfully reintroduce the salmon. This event builds on longstanding connections between Nations, Tribes and allies throughout the Columbia River Basin and beyond. Reintroducing salmon concerns Indigenous rights and responsibility. This Initiative is located in unceded Indigenous territories. Life-altering losses caused by the dams that block salmon passage have been felt foremost by the Indigenous Nations, who were excluded from Columbia River Treaty decision-making at the outset. The three Indigenous Nations leading this Initiative uphold their sacred responsibility to reintroduce the salmon, including continuing to work with US Tribal relations and other stakeholders and allies along the river.
With diverse salmon champions: Sandra Luke, Ktunaxa Nation; Nathan Matthew, Secwépemc Nation; Rosalie Yazzie, Syilx Okanagan Nation; Gary Aitken Jr, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho; Candace Batycki, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y); Donna Morton, Salmon Nation; John Osborn, One River, Ethics Matter; Linda Worley, CRT-LGC; Gerry Nellestijn, Salmo Watershed Streamkeepers Society. Host: Mark Thomas
It will take all of us, working together, to successfully reintroduce the salmon. This event builds on longstanding connections between Nations, Tribes and allies throughout the Columbia River Basin and beyond. Reintroducing salmon concerns Indigenous rights and responsibility. This Initiative is located in unceded Indigenous territories. Life-altering losses caused by the dams that block salmon passage have been felt foremost by the Indigenous Nations, who were excluded from Columbia River Treaty decision-making at the outset. The three Indigenous Nations leading this Initiative uphold their sacred responsibility to reintroduce the salmon, including continuing to work with US Tribal relations and other stakeholders and allies along the river.
With diverse salmon champions: Sandra Luke, Ktunaxa Nation; Nathan Matthew, Secwépemc Nation; Rosalie Yazzie, Syilx Okanagan Nation; Gary Aitken Jr, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho; Candace Batycki, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y); Donna Morton, Salmon Nation; John Osborn, One River, Ethics Matter; Linda Worley, CRT-LGC; Gerry Nellestijn, Salmo Watershed Streamkeepers Society. Host: Mark Thomas
Stories for Children of All Ages
Enjoy a series of special live and video storytelling presentations this evening. Ktunaxa Nation member Rob Louie Jr. shares knowledge about his Nation. Secwépemc Nation member Kenthen Thomas tells the story of Coyote and Salmon. Tracey Kim Bonneau of En’owkin Centre shares a reading on video of How Coyote Broke the Salmon Dam – the captikwł version by Mourning Dove (please see more details of this story in Tracey’s bio.)
Enjoy a series of special live and video storytelling presentations this evening. Ktunaxa Nation member Rob Louie Jr. shares knowledge about his Nation. Secwépemc Nation member Kenthen Thomas tells the story of Coyote and Salmon. Tracey Kim Bonneau of En’owkin Centre shares a reading on video of How Coyote Broke the Salmon Dam – the captikwł version by Mourning Dove (please see more details of this story in Tracey’s bio.)
Future Elders: Youth Voices
The persistent vision and commitment of past generations continues to motivate the movement to return salmon to the upper Columbia River. It will take decades more of sustained collaborative effort to ensure success. Join these shining stars who are speaking up for present and future generations of people and salmon. Guest speakers include: Darcy Luke, Ktunaxa Nation; Larissa Deneault, Secwépemc Nation; Taylor Baptiste, Syilx Okanagan Nation; Randall Gottfriedson, Okanogan/Colville; Mireya Parkin-Pineda (N̓k̓ʷlíla), Chicana and Sinixt / Sn̓ʕ̓ay̓čkstx descendant; and, Kale Nissen (Sqáqlaʔxʷqn̓), a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, of the San Poil, Sinixt / Sn̓ʕ̓ay̓čkstx bands. Host: Devan Swaine
The persistent vision and commitment of past generations continues to motivate the movement to return salmon to the upper Columbia River. It will take decades more of sustained collaborative effort to ensure success. Join these shining stars who are speaking up for present and future generations of people and salmon. Guest speakers include: Darcy Luke, Ktunaxa Nation; Larissa Deneault, Secwépemc Nation; Taylor Baptiste, Syilx Okanagan Nation; Randall Gottfriedson, Okanogan/Colville; Mireya Parkin-Pineda (N̓k̓ʷlíla), Chicana and Sinixt / Sn̓ʕ̓ay̓čkstx descendant; and, Kale Nissen (Sqáqlaʔxʷqn̓), a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, of the San Poil, Sinixt / Sn̓ʕ̓ay̓čkstx bands. Host: Devan Swaine
Stories Flowing Like a River
Poets, writers, visual artists and musicians share their creative work and insights related to salmon and culture. Featuring: Warm Springs creative writer and maker Elizabeth Woody, Syilx Okanagan Nation artists Csetkwe Fortier, Anona Kampe, and Sheldon Pierre Louis, Ktunaxa Nation artist Marisa Phillips, and Secwépemc Nation poet and writer Brian Rockvam. Host: Devan Swaine
Poets, writers, visual artists and musicians share their creative work and insights related to salmon and culture. Featuring: Warm Springs creative writer and maker Elizabeth Woody, Syilx Okanagan Nation artists Csetkwe Fortier, Anona Kampe, and Sheldon Pierre Louis, Ktunaxa Nation artist Marisa Phillips, and Secwépemc Nation poet and writer Brian Rockvam. Host: Devan Swaine
Land & Water Connections
Wow, no online events today! Instead, enjoy exploring your local watershed with your family or friends in a safe manner. Enjoy the healthy rewards of sun, fresh air and outdoor adventures.
You may receive a special gift of a Bringing the Salmon Home mug or tote bag by taking some photos or recording a short video, wherever you are.
Just post your entry to social media with the message and hashtag “I support #BringingtheSalmon Home” or email to info@columbiariversalmon.ca
Wow, no online events today! Instead, enjoy exploring your local watershed with your family or friends in a safe manner. Enjoy the healthy rewards of sun, fresh air and outdoor adventures.
You may receive a special gift of a Bringing the Salmon Home mug or tote bag by taking some photos or recording a short video, wherever you are.
Just post your entry to social media with the message and hashtag “I support #BringingtheSalmon Home” or email to info@columbiariversalmon.ca
Reflections
Help us close our amazing week of Bringing the Salmon Home Festival events in a good way. Join us for closing reflections from Nation leaders, elders and knowledge keepers, a highlight video of festival events, and closing prayers. With: Kukpi7 Wayne Christian, Secwépemc Nation; Julianna Alexander, Secwépemc Nation; Chief Keith Crow, Syilx Okanagan Nation; Leon Louis, Syilx Okanagan Nation; Sandra Luke, Ktunaxa Nation; Alfred Joseph, Ktunaxa Nation. Host: Maryann Yarama
Help us close our amazing week of Bringing the Salmon Home Festival events in a good way. Join us for closing reflections from Nation leaders, elders and knowledge keepers, a highlight video of festival events, and closing prayers. With: Kukpi7 Wayne Christian, Secwépemc Nation; Julianna Alexander, Secwépemc Nation; Chief Keith Crow, Syilx Okanagan Nation; Leon Louis, Syilx Okanagan Nation; Sandra Luke, Ktunaxa Nation; Alfred Joseph, Ktunaxa Nation. Host: Maryann Yarama
