Pauline Flett (1926-2020)
One of Pauline Flett's legacies was her dedication in preserving the Salish language.
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Pauline Flett, a Spokane Tribe elder who played an instrumental role in preserving the tribe’s Salish dialect, teaches a course in 1983. The word on the board means “good.” Flett died on April 13, 2020, at age 93.
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Pauline Flett, a Spokane Tribe elder who played an instrumental role in preserving the tribe’s Salish dialect, stands with her mother, Salina Pascal, in 1989. Flett died on April 13, 2020, at age 93.
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Pauline Flett, a Spokane Tribe elder who played an instrumental role in preserving the tribe’s Salish dialect, teaches a course at the Cheney Cowles Museum in 1993. Flett died on April 13, 2020, at age 93.
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Pauline Flett (far right) and other members of a Spokane Tribe heritage committee hold tribal artifacts taken from ancient burial sites along the shores of Lake Roosevelt in 2003. Flett died on April 13, 2020, at age 93.
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