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. — 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 ...

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. — Are you looking to learn a new language? You can do just that through the Salish School of Spokane’s community language classes. The school teaches Colville Salish weekly. Classes are ...

Robert Woodcock with the Séliš-QỈispé Culture Committee asked a group of more than a dozen students if any of them wanted to help him build a teepee. About half the group shot their arms up in ...

ARLEE (AP) — Four thousand new doses of medicine for the Salish language arrived at the Nkwusm language immersion school in Arlee this summer. The second edition of Nkwusm executive director Tachini ...

MISSOULA, Mont. -- More than 200 Indigenous languages in the United States have gone extinct in the last 400 years, according to the Language Conservancy. Aspen Decker, a University of Montana ...

Filmmaker Ryan Abrahamson isn’t just from Spokane, Washington. He’s a member of the Spokane Tribe, who have lived in the region for more than 15,000 years. Abrahamson has always been interested in ...

SPOKANE (AP) — Members of the Spokane Tribe of Indians are mourning the death of an elder who played a key role in preserving the tribe’s Salish dialect and teaching the language to younger ...

Around 50 fluent Salish speakers remain today, and few are under the age of 75."That's always been my motivation, that other people could learn, not just me. I just want to provide the best tool they ...