Nkwusm - Salish Language School

Nkwusm - Salish Language School We believe in our hearts, the language will never end. Through our language anything is possible… The children receive instruction in our native tongue.

Nk̓ʷusm - Salish Language School, located on the Flathead Indian Reservation home of the Bitterroot Salish, Upper Kalispel (Pend d'Oreille) who both speak dialects of the Salish language and the Kootenai people who speak a different language. Nk̓ʷusm was founded in 2002 and teaches our children, preschool through the eighth grade, our language and culture. The school is a complete academic experie

nce dedicated to the promotion and preservation of the Salish Language. The curriculum is based on the Changing Seasons in the Salish Language and culture. The curriculum and programs are specifically designed to create conversationally fluent Salish speakers.

08/19/2026

First Languages Australia has partnered with Indigenous Fluency Now to support language communities in Australia through the first steps of adopting the ILFTS for their languages.

08/19/2026
08/08/2026

Address

72040 Bitterroot Jim Road
Arlee, MT
59821

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm

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