Christopher Parkin is the Principal and Business & Grants Manager at Salish School of Spokane. Chris holds undergraduate degrees in Spanish and Social Studies Education from Eastern Washington University, and he is an advanced speaker of N̓səl̓xčin̓ (Colville Salish). Chris is a leading expert in Salish language revitalization and curriculum development and is the co-designer and co-author of the materials that make up the Indigenous Language Fluency Transfer System (ILFTS) that has been developed for n̓səl̓xčin̓ and its sister language, n̓sélišcn̓ (Spokane-Kalispel Salish). He acts as a consultant for other indigenous communities who are working to revitalize their languages. Chris speaks n̓səl̓xčin̓ with his two children and five grandchildren. He lives in Spokane, Washington with his wife of 41 years, LaRae Wiley (Sinixt), a Colville tribal member and the co-founder and former Executive Director of Salish School of Spokane.
In this guest presentation, LaRae Wiley and Christopher Parkin, will share information about the Southern Interior Salish Languages, the programming at Salish School of Spokane, and the SSOS new campus … Continue reading Generative Justice: Indigenous Language Revitalization As a Means of Healing and Building Community
