1) The document examines the issue of linguistic identity among Chepang students studying in residential schools in Chitwan district, Nepal. 2) It focuses on how the schools have given less priority to preserving the linguistic and cultural identity of Chepang students and how their identity is being shifted from their native culture through the use of Nepali and English in school. 3) The research found that the residential school environment disconnects the Chepang children from their community and forces them to negotiate with either Nepali or Christian culture, shifting their linguistic identity from their native Chepang language and traditions.