Vi Hilbert upheld the Lushootseed language (Coast Salish language from Puget Sound areas) as the last fluent speaker and elder of the Upper Skagit tribe. She told stories of and with this language for many decades. She taught at the University of Washington these skills from 1972 to 1987. A documentary featuring Vi Hilbert calledContinue reading “Cap’s Off to You! – Vi Hilbert (Posthumously) and Celebrating Story”