Nkwusm

The project will increase language acquisition by providing language curriculum for the classroom; increase staff and student participation in language leadership and training; create opportunities for families to learn the language and experience language pertinent to ancestral Aboriginal territories; retain the fluency of the Salish language by recording fluent speakers.

Nkwusm Salish Language School is a non-profit organization, serving the Salish and Pend d’Oreille communities on the Flathead Reservation in northwestern Montana. Nkwusm has successfully operated a Salish language immersion school for twenty years, providing instruction to more than 140 children, ages 2-14, and ultimately recreating the process whereby the Salish language is passed from parent to child since its founding in 2002.

COVID-19 Response

Donor advised support for food and health and/or language immersion use

The project will create strong internal control by identifying and utilizing the core objectives of management and establish leadership succession that supports the success and progression of Nkwusm schools mission.