The Salish language is currently spoken by less than 50 people, most of whom are over 75 years old. There are no first language fluent Salish speakers under 50.

It is the dream of four young Salish people to recreate the process of passing the Salish language from parent to child, elder to youth in an effort to holistically preserve the language, perpetuating the Salish way of life and world view.

Nk̓ʷusm Salish Language Institute is the beginning of the realization of that dream.

Nk̓ʷusm works to ensure the continutation of the language in the community by maintaining, enhancing and creating comprehensive Salish language education programs for youth and adults.

August, 2011 - Nk̓ʷusm receives a 3 year $912,000 grant from the US DHHS's Administration for Native Americans. The grant funds further developement of the Institute's Salish Language Learning Program to establish a foundation to increase Salish language instructional capacity at the school and in the community.

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