Interior Salish: Enduring Languages of the Columbian Plateau

Salish School of Spokane and The Paul Creek Language Association, along with our partners, are developing a comprehensive, sequenced curriculum designed to help new learners become fluent in Nsəlxcin/Nsyilxcn, Colville-Okangan Salish.  The curriculum is composed of six textbooks divided into three levels.  At each level there is a language book and a literature book.  Each book is accompanied by audio recordings, language learning software, and additional materials to aid in learning and teaching.  Sʕamtíc̓aʔ (Sarah) Peterson is the primary translator for the Nsəlxcin Curriculum Project, and she has had the support of other Nsyilxcn speakers especially Hazel Abrahamson in 2005 and Herman Edwards thereafter.  The curriculum model and its organization are provided by Christopher Parkin and LaRae Wiley.  A Kalispel version of this curriculum is being prepared by the Kalispel Tribe with the assistance and direction of Christopher Parkin.

The books composing the Nsəlxcin Curriculum Project are:

Nsəlxcin 1: A Beginning Course in Colville-Okanagan Salish;
Captíkʷł 1: Nsəlxcin Stories for Beginners;
Nsəlxcin 2: An Intermediate Course in Colville-Okanagan Salish;
Captíkʷł 2: Nsəlxcin Stories for Intermediate Learners;
Nsəlxcin 3: An Advanced Course in Colville-Okanagan Salish, and;
Captíkʷł 3: Nsəlxcin Stories for Advanced Learners