The Palouse Environmental Sustainability Principles

1. Ámtkʷin Wáqīšwit

   Pervasive Spirituality

2. Átwi Ticám Schookwát

   Environmental Knowledge

3. Ichishkin Koo tkʷiik Pátimátá

   Language and Moral Literature

4. Áwtni qqánáywit

   Ceremony and Celebration

5. Áwniyi

   Artistic Expression

6. Á-i-twá-shá - wi-tásk

   Cyclical Time

7. Tmáytknee Tamánwiy

   Responsible Innovation

Translated and authored by AYATOOTONMI C. C. Schuster

The unwritten language has been spoken since time immemorial and remains to be shared by the original people and person's community elders. We are at great risk of extinction if we continue to be displaced from our ancestral lands. To learn more about how you can support the loss of our language and help us find lands for current priority projects, please contact us at: info@npgivingvoice.org