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Salish is the language of the Inland Northwest.
For thousands of years, since time immemorial, the language has been spoken by the various people of the Columbia Plateau — the Spokane, Kalispel, Colville, Coeur d’Alene and Moses/Columbian people.
The story of our region’s tribes and Native people is too often told with shame and tragedy. Colonization and dehumanizing policies on behalf of people who came here from places far away. Attempted destruction of culture and language.
But there’s something happening that’s cause for celebration among all of us in
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