Joshua Brown

Overview

Joshua W. Brown graduated from Salish Kootenai College in 1997 with two Associates of Arts Degrees one in Bilingual Education and the other in Native American Studies. He then completed an intensive yearlong program in Salish Cultural Leadership at Salish Kootenai College. Mr. Brown went on to earn a Bachelors of Arts in Native American Studies and a minor in Linguistics from the University of Montana. He is also certified to teach English as a second language. As an undergraduate Mr. Brown was a McNair Scholar. His work for this project included conducting historical research at the Smithsonian Institution on U.S. language policies and the impact on Native languages with a particular focus on the Salish language. As a part of the project he also gathered oral histories about Native languages and the struggles they have faced for survival because of national and educational policies.