Tribe helps young people learn Salish
Published 7:26 am Monday, March 8, 2010
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 northeastern Washington, not just by tribal elders but by their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
J.R. Bluff says his goal is to have 30 new Kalispel Salish speakers within five years.
The Kalispel and several other Interior Salish-speaking tribes from throughout the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada will share lessons they have learned at the Inter-tribal Native Language Conference this week at the Northern Quest Resort and Casino.
Information from: The Spokesman-Review, www.spokesman.com
