Introduction to Lushootseed

Introduction to Lushootseed

presented by Natosha Gobin

Lushootseed is the indigenous language of the Puget Sound and beyond. Since contact with settlers, tribes have suffered great losses of language. Today the Tulalip Tribes has a Lushootseed Language department which serves to revitalize the language amongst tribal members through many learning opportunities. The survival of the Lushootseed language depends on successful production of young speakers of the language. Educators will learn a brief history of Lushootseed, gain cultural knowledge of the region, and will gain strategies for how to partner with the Lushootseed Department and use the language in their own classrooms with students.

Presenter Biography:  Natosha Gobin is a Lushootseed Language Teacher for The Tulalip Tribes Lushootseed Department, and has taught Lushootseed since 2000 at Pre-K, Elementary, College and Community levels. Additionally, she Co-Directs the Annual Lushootseed Language Camp and facilitates the Family Night Classes. Thank you for your support Natosha we look forward to seeing you there.