Artistic & Engagement Works
The SALMON SPEAKERS:
Elizabeth Peterman (Tlingit/Tahltan), Annita McPhee (Tahltan/Tlingit),
Kirby Muldoe (Tsimsian/Gitxsan), Ryan Conarro, & Heather Hardcastle, with additional collaborators from the Pacific Northwest Salmon Coast
Elizabeth Peterman (Tlingit/Tahltan), Annita McPhee (Tahltan/Tlingit),
Kirby Muldoe (Tsimsian/Gitxsan), Ryan Conarro, & Heather Hardcastle, with additional collaborators from the Pacific Northwest Salmon Coast
Title: When the Salmon Spoke (1 hr 26 min)
Trailer for When the Salmon Spoke (1 min)
Date: Premiered online on May 31, 2020
Location: Digital production
Artist: Salmon Speakers
Collaborators: Presented by Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission, Ping Chong + Company, in collaboration with SkeenaWild Conservation Trust and Salmon Beyond Borders. Storytellers & Narrators: Lovey Brock (Haida, U.S.); Allen Edzerza (Tahltan, Canada); Trixie Kalkins-Bennett (Tlingit/Tahltan, U.S.); Annita McPhee (Tahltan/Tlingit, Canada); Bill McPhee (Tahltan, Canada); Rhoda Quock (Tahltan, Canada); Tis Peterman (Tlingit/Tahltan, U.S.); Frank Young, Jr. (Haida, U.S.); Peter Morin (Tahltan, Canada); Erin Tripp (Tlingit, U.S.). Artistic Collaborators: Music: George Kuhar; Drumming: Katherine George-Byrd (Tlingit); Singing: Katherine George-Byrd & Ethel Lane (Tlingit); Formline Visual Art: Alano Edzerza (Tahltan); Animation: Sarah Conarro & Julian Bozeman; Video Editing: Dan Mesec & Ryan Conarro; Sound Editing: Mike Sakarias & Ryan Conarro.
Commissioning Agency or Client: N/A
Project Manager: Ryan Conarro, Creative Director and Producer, Ping Chong + Company
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Title: When the Salmon Spoke "Story Box": An Archival Website of Additional Transboundary Stories
Date: Website went live on May 31, 2020
Location: Website
Artist: Salmon Speakers
Collaborators: Sarah Campen, Website Editor
Commissioning Agency or Client: N/A
Project Manager: Ryan Conarro, Creative Director and Producer, Ping Chong + Company
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Title: Salmon Wauwau: A Conversation with Storytellers and Creative Collaborators of When the Salmon Spoke (1 hr 47 min)
Date: Presented online (via Zoom and Facebook Live) on May 31, 2020
Location: Virtual presentation
Artist: Salmon Speakers
Collaborators: Allen Edzerza (Tahltan), Lovey Brock (Haida), Frank Young, Jr. (Haida), Jill Weitz, and Breanna Walker
Commissioning Agency or Client: N/A
Project Managers: Elizabeth Peterman and Kirby Muldoe
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Title: A Conversation (Wauwau) with When the Salmon Spoke Collaborators at
Salmon Nation’s Virtual “Festival of What Works” (55 min)
Date: November 17, 2020
Location: Presented online (via Facebook Live)
Artist: Salmon Speakers
Collaborators: Salmon Nation (Kel Moody), Frederick Otilius Olsen, Jr. (Haida), and Breanna Walker
Commissioning Agency or Client: Salmon Nation invited the Salmon Speakers to present at Salmon Nation’s virtual “Festival of What Works”
Project Manager: Heather Hardcastle
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Title: A Conversation (Wauwau) with the Creators of When the Salmon Spoke at
University of Denver Museum of Anthropology's Winter Colloquium Series (1 hr 43 min)
Date: January 29, 2021
Location: Presented online (via Zoom)
Artist: Salmon Speakers
Collaborators: University of Denver’s Anthropology Department, Trixie Kalkins Bennett (Tlingit/Tahltan), Allen Edzerza (Tahltan), and Frederick Otilius Olsen, Jr. (Haida)
Commissioning Agency or Client: University of Denver Anthropology Department invited the Salmon Speakers to present at their Anthropology Virtual Winter Colloquium Series
Project Manager: Ryan Conarro
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Title: A Survey of Community Engagement by The Salmon Speakers (4 min 16 sec)
Date: May 2019
Location: British Columbia communities, including Tahltan Territory communities of Iskut, Dease Lake, and Telegraph Creek
Artist: Salmon Speakers
Commissioning Agency or Client: N/A
Project Managers: Elizabeth Peterman, Kirby Muldoe, Heather Hardcastle, Ryan Conarro
Trailer for When the Salmon Spoke (1 min)
Date: Premiered online on May 31, 2020
Location: Digital production
Artist: Salmon Speakers
Collaborators: Presented by Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission, Ping Chong + Company, in collaboration with SkeenaWild Conservation Trust and Salmon Beyond Borders. Storytellers & Narrators: Lovey Brock (Haida, U.S.); Allen Edzerza (Tahltan, Canada); Trixie Kalkins-Bennett (Tlingit/Tahltan, U.S.); Annita McPhee (Tahltan/Tlingit, Canada); Bill McPhee (Tahltan, Canada); Rhoda Quock (Tahltan, Canada); Tis Peterman (Tlingit/Tahltan, U.S.); Frank Young, Jr. (Haida, U.S.); Peter Morin (Tahltan, Canada); Erin Tripp (Tlingit, U.S.). Artistic Collaborators: Music: George Kuhar; Drumming: Katherine George-Byrd (Tlingit); Singing: Katherine George-Byrd & Ethel Lane (Tlingit); Formline Visual Art: Alano Edzerza (Tahltan); Animation: Sarah Conarro & Julian Bozeman; Video Editing: Dan Mesec & Ryan Conarro; Sound Editing: Mike Sakarias & Ryan Conarro.
Commissioning Agency or Client: N/A
Project Manager: Ryan Conarro, Creative Director and Producer, Ping Chong + Company
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Title: When the Salmon Spoke "Story Box": An Archival Website of Additional Transboundary Stories
Date: Website went live on May 31, 2020
Location: Website
Artist: Salmon Speakers
Collaborators: Sarah Campen, Website Editor
Commissioning Agency or Client: N/A
Project Manager: Ryan Conarro, Creative Director and Producer, Ping Chong + Company
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Title: Salmon Wauwau: A Conversation with Storytellers and Creative Collaborators of When the Salmon Spoke (1 hr 47 min)
Date: Presented online (via Zoom and Facebook Live) on May 31, 2020
Location: Virtual presentation
Artist: Salmon Speakers
Collaborators: Allen Edzerza (Tahltan), Lovey Brock (Haida), Frank Young, Jr. (Haida), Jill Weitz, and Breanna Walker
Commissioning Agency or Client: N/A
Project Managers: Elizabeth Peterman and Kirby Muldoe
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Title: A Conversation (Wauwau) with When the Salmon Spoke Collaborators at
Salmon Nation’s Virtual “Festival of What Works” (55 min)
Date: November 17, 2020
Location: Presented online (via Facebook Live)
Artist: Salmon Speakers
Collaborators: Salmon Nation (Kel Moody), Frederick Otilius Olsen, Jr. (Haida), and Breanna Walker
Commissioning Agency or Client: Salmon Nation invited the Salmon Speakers to present at Salmon Nation’s virtual “Festival of What Works”
Project Manager: Heather Hardcastle
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Title: A Conversation (Wauwau) with the Creators of When the Salmon Spoke at
University of Denver Museum of Anthropology's Winter Colloquium Series (1 hr 43 min)
Date: January 29, 2021
Location: Presented online (via Zoom)
Artist: Salmon Speakers
Collaborators: University of Denver’s Anthropology Department, Trixie Kalkins Bennett (Tlingit/Tahltan), Allen Edzerza (Tahltan), and Frederick Otilius Olsen, Jr. (Haida)
Commissioning Agency or Client: University of Denver Anthropology Department invited the Salmon Speakers to present at their Anthropology Virtual Winter Colloquium Series
Project Manager: Ryan Conarro
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Title: A Survey of Community Engagement by The Salmon Speakers (4 min 16 sec)
Date: May 2019
Location: British Columbia communities, including Tahltan Territory communities of Iskut, Dease Lake, and Telegraph Creek
Artist: Salmon Speakers
Commissioning Agency or Client: N/A
Project Managers: Elizabeth Peterman, Kirby Muldoe, Heather Hardcastle, Ryan Conarro