I really wanted to do this for a very closely related language to lushootseed about 10 years ago when I had an apartment in one of the tribal areas that were 50

I really wanted to do this for a very closely related language to lushootseed about 10 years ago when I had an apartment in one of the tribal areas that were 50% non tribal. I looked into resources and programs, but there didn't seem to be a lot of resources or actual interest by the people group. I eventually moved onto other things (probably Akkadian or Dutch at that time), but this desire still lives somewhere inside me. Would you care to share how you've done the learning you've done and any assimilation you've been able to do?