revitalization efforts for colville-okanagan in the united states are limited largely to instruction for children . however, concentrated efforts are made on the part of the confederated tribes of the colville reservation to promote language preservation. among the activities in which the confederation takes part are allocating funds both local and federal for cultural preservation projects. the confederated tribes' goals are to establish three language programs, develop language dictionaries, provide translation services and curriculum, and establish language classes with a regular attendance of 30 or more people. though the confederation's efforts are laudable, the limitations of 150 truly native speakers are evident. language revitalization on the scale the confederation proposes is limited by the number of native speakers available for those projects.