Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary in Tulalip, Washington. Photo from Marysville School District
The Tulalip Tribes of Washington has hired more teachers to ensure the Lushootseed language stays alive for future generations. The Tulalip Montessori School and the Betty J. Taylor Early Learning Academy have been teaching the language to children ages three though five for several years. With the tribe's help, Lushootseed is once again being taught at the Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary School, a public institution. “Our problem is we were short-staffed. We’ve never had a full crew," Michele Balagot, the manager of Tulalip Lushootseed, told The Everett Herald. The situation changed when the tribe hired two more teachers. Maria Martin and Nik-Ko-Te St. Onge are passing on the language to about 50 kindergartners and first-graders, the Herald reported. Get the Story:
Teaching the next generation of Lushootseed speakers (The Everett Herald 11/13)
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