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Nk̓ʷusm Snacx̣łqeymintn xʷuʔuy łu č̓ Snkʷc̓šlšełceʔtn, nkʷtnaqsm łu ye stulixʷ , lemlmtš x̣ʷl̓ qe sm̓iʔm̓iʔ tl̓ qe xʷl̓čmusšn, x̣ʷl̓ qe nuwewlštn, esyaʔ qe es lemti x̣ʷl̓ šey! Qʷamqʷmt łu yetłx̣ʷasq̓t, x̣est łu šey̓!

Nk̓ʷusm School visiting our Salish and Qlispe traditional territories. We went to Snkʷc̓šlšełceʔtn (Madison Buffalo Jump). We take this time to visit parts of our homeland that are still important to us and continue our relationship with these areas. Lemlmtš, thank yo to everyone that helped in any way and to everyone that came on the trip. Was a good trip and we had a good day!

Nk̓ʷusm gets new Playground 2024

Yepn qe es lemti, iheʔ x̣ʷl̓ qe sccmel̓t, qʷamqʷmt łu qe i sic snmemscútn! t milk̓ʷ, imše qe olqʷštwexʷ!

We are so thankful to everyone that helped with buying and installing our new playground equipment at Nk̓ʷusm. Thank you to Craig Munson, Danny James and everyone else that helped work to install them. And to Echo Brown and Elisabeth DeRoche for working on the grants to get the money taken care of for these projects. Lemlmtš Pesyaʔ

The 2024 Celebrating Salish Language Conference highlights language trailblazers, youth involvement

By Liz Dempsey Char-Koosta News Mar 21, 2024 Updated Mar 21, 2024

Johnny Arlee emphasized the significance of preserving what the elders hold dear in their hearts and passing it down to the new generation.

"Bringing our people together is crucial," said Arlee. "Today, we need our warriors, our young people standing up. We need to be good role models.” ….. Click Here for Full Story

Students from Nkwusm Salish Language School perform at the Talent Show during the 2024 Salish Language Conference. — Students from Nk̓ʷusm - Salish Language School, perform at the Talent Show during the 2024 Celebrating Salish Language Conference held in Spokane, Washington.

February 24, 2024

X̣est łu ye sčluxʷ, nkʷney łu qe sccmelt u ƛ̓m yepn x̣est! Qʷamqʷmt łu Nk̓ʷusm Snac̓x̣ɫqeymintn! Our Nk̓ʷusm students sang for the Arlee Rehabilitation Center 3rd Annual Fundraiser Banquet Galla. They did awesome and we are thankful to be asked to share with them, lemlmtš Myrna Dumontier and all that made this event happen!

November 14. 2023

Qʷamqʷmt! Lemlmtš x̣ʷl̓ qe nk̓ʷul̓mn, qe sccmelt, qe nuwewlštn! We had a good day, Nk̓ʷusm did a presentation at Alberton school today and everyone did awesome! Thanks to our host for taking the time to hear our story and to learn a little about who we are. Lemlmtš to our students and staff who did awesome at sharing who we are as a school and as a people, lemlmtš pesyaʔ

https://vp-mi.com/news/2023/nov/22/salish-language-school-visits-alberton/