Cowlitz elder Roy Wilson, who will narrate “Song of the Salish Chief” with the Northwest Repertory Singers May 21. NWRS Courtesy For their final season concert, the Northwest Repertory Singers are ...
CUSICK, Washington – Teacher Nalene Andrews sat in a circle with six children during a Sept. 27 class as she used hand signs and repeated sentences in her native language. The first- and ...
The pageant unfolds as a grandfather recalls the past and explains it to his grandchildren, taking the audience through a re-enactment that shows important customs of the Salish people, including the ...
CounterPoint Press Publishing Northwest author Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe’s newest book is called Thunder Song. It’s a collection of essays examining the intersection of her Indigenous ancestry, Coast ...
Dancers wearing black and red shawls with fringe that shimmered in the sunshine gracefully stepped and spun to the heartbeat-like cadence of hand drums. Nisqually tribal elder Cleo Frank proudly ...
MISSOULA, Mont. — As we prepare for Veterans Day this coming Thursday, NBC Montana spent time with a Salish family in Saint Ignatius. For generations, its members have fought for and honored their ...
The one place you can reliably go to hear Salish spoken is a funeral. Old aunties and grandmothers gather to talk of the dead and sing over their bodies. So it was last Saturday during a ceremony for ...
ST. IGNATIUS - Members of the Salish American Indian community of the Flathead Reservation unveiled a new tool to help preserve their culture Wednesday morning in the St. Ignatius Longhouse. After 30 ...
Nisqually tribal elder Cleo Frank proudly watched as the Coast Salish group shared its songs and dances on the soccer field-sized patch of dusty brown grass circled by huge white tents. A wide grin ...