Secwepemctsín is an endangered language. Splatsin’s dialect of Secwepemctsín only has a handful of speakers, most of whom are approaching ninety years old.
The Splatsin Tsm7aksaltn (Splatsin Teaching Centre) Society, a registered not-for-profit organization for documenting and teaching Splatsin’s language and culture, often uses technology for language revitalization.
These stories, called stsptakwla, convey important lessons and cultural knowledge and also draw attention to assimilation practices of Residential Schools and the Sixties Scoop.