Ellen Bishop
Geologist, writer, and photographer who studies regional geology and advocates integrating indigenous oral traditions with scientific understanding; co-creator of the Heads & Hearts exhibit.
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Feb 13, 2026 • 20min
OMSI exhibit looks at geological events of Pacific Northwest through a Nez Perce lens
Ellen Bishop, geologist and photographer who blends field science with Indigenous narratives, and Roger Amerman, ethnogeologist and artist who interprets landscape through tribal oral traditions, discuss the Heads & Hearts exhibit. They explore how Nez Perce and Columbia Basin stories illuminate Mount Mazama, Ice Age floods, earthquakes and the cultural transmission of landscape knowledge.
