It’s been nearly 50 years since the Cowlitz Coast Salish language went extinct. The Cowlitz Indian Tribe is working to revive it and so far, they’re seeing success. The tribe debuted the first major ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – No one can currently speak the Cowlitz Coast Salish language fluently, but Tribal leaders hope the language-learning materials they’re releasing now will result in more fluent ...

Salish School of Spokane has hired Joy Peltier to be their new development director as part of ongoing efforts to revitalize the Salish language, get their story out and connect with people who want ...

In this special encore episode of Making Contact, we present “Saltwater Soundwalk”: Indigenous Audio Tour of Seattle. Produced by Jenny Asarnow and Rachel Lam, this rhythmic, watery audio experience, ...

List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Coast Salish history -- The not so common -- We have to take care of everything that belongs to us -- To honour our ancestors we become ...

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 ...

Wayne Prescott Suttles, 87, an authority on Pacific Northwest Indian culture, died May 9 of pancreatic cancer at his home on San Juan Island off the coast of Washington, relatives announced. Suttles ...

This profile is one of a series on the contributions, cultural knowledge and strength of Native peoples in celebration of Washington state’s Indigenous peoples year-round. Puyallup Tribal member Chris ...

Seattle city leaders are proposing an honorary name for a part of Seattle's new waterfront to honor the Coast Salish people. Mayor Bruce Harrell, City Council President Debora Juarez, and waterfront ...

Thanks to an exhibit opening Friday at the Seattle Art Museum, the public silence of the Coast Salish in the realm of art is over. "S'abadeb -- The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists" was ...