Coming together for Indigenous futurities

Join Confluence for the public launch of Voices of the River, Volume 4—an evening celebrating Native writers, artists, scholars, and the collective work of imagining Indigenous futures.

Voices of the River features poetry, creative nonfiction, research, and artwork by Native contributors from Northwest Tribes. This year’s theme, “Coming together for Indigenous futurities,” centers how futures are shaped through the resurgence of Indigenous knowledge, values, and practices—grounded in the past and made visible in the present.

Volume 4 is led by 2025 Lead Editor Rachel L. Cushman (Chinook Indian Nation) and includes work by Christine Dupres, Michelle M. Jacob, Sage Hatch, Carina Miller, Keri Iyall, Mike Iyall, and Marta Lu Clifford, with a cover by Toma Villa. Together, these pieces explore survivance, ancestral presence, Native joy, and collective responsibility through poems, research, and storytelling.

The launch event will feature readings and reflections from contributors and offer space to gather in community along the Columbia River.

Preorder Vol. 4 HERE – order will ship in early February.

Cost: Free
Registration Required HERE

We invite community members, educators, artists, and readers to join us in celebrating the release of Volume 4 and the many ways Indigenous futures are imagined, practiced, and shared.