The Salish – Pend d’ Oreille Culture Committee was first created in 1974-75 in response to the urgent concern of many traditional elders that we need to take strong action to ensure that out culture would be carried on by younger generations, and by the generations yet to come. Since that time, we have worked hard in many areas to ensure that both our language and way of life will always survive and flourish.

• Traditional tribal cultural events and activities
• Annual Bitterroot Dig & Feast
• Salish Language Classes
• History & Culture Archives. Photographic Archives and Historical Collections management
• Tribal History and Ethnogeography Projects
• Consultation / advising federal, state, and local governments
• Bi-annual visits to Medicine Tree
• Recording elders’ oral histories and cultural knowledge
• Cultural orientation for Tribal and non-Tribal departments and programs
• Public educational outreach and presentations
• Development of Language and Cultural Learning Resources and Materials
• Gathering of Traditional Plants & Foods

The Salish Longhouse – is an important center of tribal cultural life. Use of this building is strictly reserved for traditional activities and tribal use. The following is a prioritized list of allowed uses of this space:

• Wakes and funerals
• Memorial feasts
• Traditional cultural activities (e.g., Jump Dances and Bitterroot Feasts) and SPCC events
• Salish-Pend d’Orille Elders Cultural Advisory Council meetings
• Salish Language & Culture Camp
• Tribal meetings and use by other tribal departments

Antoine Incashola – Director
Shirley Trahan – Senior Translator & Language Advisor
Sadie Peone – Historical Collections & Office Manager
Chaney Bell – Salish Language Coordinator
Alan “Chauncey” Beayerhead – Translator / Interviewer
Richard Alexander – Keeper of the Longhouse
Thompson Smith – History & Geography Projects
Nalani Linsebigler