Spokane Tribe

When we read Sherman Alexi's memoir. I found it quite sad that when his mother died, she was the last of the fluent indigenous speakers of the Spokane dialect....also poignant that the making of the Grand Coulee Dam and blocking salmon beoyond at to Kettle Falls, took the heart out of their culture. I read recently however that the Federal Government has come up with a payment plan for Bonneville Power Administration to pay the tribe....I hope they can invest this in themselves some way, although it won't bring back their spirit salmon.