Salmon Tales 2021

Salmon Tales is the annual gala fundraiser for Salish School of Spokane. The event features a salmon dinner (chicken & vegan options) and performances by SSOS students.

The Mission of Salish School of Spokane is:  Dynamic Salish Language Revitalization powering cultural renewal and building a stronger, healthier community.

We believe that we can achieve our mission by building an authentic Salish community for children, families and Elders that empowers our people to: 1) recover from genocide; 2) re-establish intergenerational cultural and social connections, and; 3) live productive, sustainable and healthy lives.

We are achieving our mission through five interrelated programs: a) Salish language immersion preschool and family support services for children aged 3-5 years; b) Salish immersion elementary school for children aged 5-12 years; c) bilingual (Salish-English) secondary education for youth aged 13-18; d) year-round evening and weekend Salish language and culture classes for the parents and community members, and; e) a school-based intensive Salish language teacher training program.

SSOS is not just a “school”. We are a grass-roots community organization seeking justice and striving to improve ourselves and our community using a schooling model. Just as the agents of genocide and colonization used residential boarding schools to break cultural and inter-generational connections among Salish people, we are using schooling to rebuild those same connections and ensure a better future for ourselves, children and families.