Growing up in a Catholic and Presbyterian household, Flett attended both churches and learned to play music, which would later help serve her in her mission to revitalize Salish and promote spirituality.

Despite the multitude of negative impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the country and Washington state since the lockdown in March, one benefit to come from the lockdown is the impact it has had on the environment and how many are viewing their relationship with nature.

Teams across the U.S., could follow in the footsteps of the Spokane Indians Baseball Club, who collaborated with the Spokane tribe to reshape their team into one that used the tribe’s culture in an accurate way and encouraged people to learn more about it.

Though she may be gone, Spokane tribal elder Pauline Flett’s legacy in preserving the Salish language, which is used by Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast, lives on in those who she has inspired throughout her time as a teacher.

In September Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame, a new classical, Catholic high school, will open its doors in Spokane. Established in July last year, the school is inspired by St. John Paul II and embraces the Cultura Vitae, or the culture of life.  According to a press release, its mission …

With COVID-19 shutting down most businesses and organizations throughout Spokane, Transitions has had to get creative in finding ways to continue operations — virtually — to provide assistance with housing, education and food, and in collaborating with other nonprofits to help Spokane’s homeless.