Nkwusm-Salish Language School: This school teaches the language of the
Salish people to tribe members alongside other Western educational topics. Participants will discuss the struggle of keeping a culture alive through language while preparing students to world economy. The Salish people were removed from their homeland in the Bitterroot Valley after a long struggle. Although the past has held many hardships for their parents, grandparents, and ancestors, the Salish, Pend d’Oreille, and Kootenai cultures and traditions have survived and hope to be stronger in the future.