When Salish School of Spokane Founder LaRae Wiley set out to learn the endangered indigenous language of her ancestors, she ...

Emma Noyes grew up in Omak, Washington, as a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. But it took a trip halfway around the world as a college student to inspire her to learn a ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — At the Salish School of Spokane, children learn, speak, and sing the Salish tongue. It's regarded as an endangered language with only two born native speakers left. The Spokane Salish ...

Thuds on a boulder-sized drum and the strong baritone of a Salish singer echoed throughout Northern Quest Casino, where hundreds gathered Thursday night by candlelight. In the middle stood several ...

SPOKANE — For the first time in a couple generations, young people are speaking ancient words of hope for Native Americans on the brink of losing the first language of the Inland Northwest. Thanks to ...

Salish is a language group encompassing multiple Native American languages and dialects. The Salish School of Spokane teaches two Salish languages. Four classrooms speak Colville-Okanagn Salish, while ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Salish language is native to many of our local tribes in the Inland Northwest, but sadly, not many tribal elders are left who are fluent speakers. Marsha Wynecoop, is the Language ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — You can take free Salish classes in Spokane starting next week! Salish School of Spokane offers free Salish language classes for parents and COVID-vaccinated community members. All ...

Rose Bear Don’t Walk is a longtime resident of the Flathead Reservation and is a descendant of the Bitterroot Salish and Crow tribes. After receiving a Bachelor’s degree in political science from Yale ...

SPOKANE — A language acquisition program is helping young people speak the first language of the Inland Northwest Native Americans. Salish is being spoken on the Kalispel Indian Reservation in ...