Chinook Jargon songs, part 4
Let me know if you’ve heard this song, too. Looks like you can buy a recording of it at Amazon — Dave R. “Mary, Come Home” –from the same book as part 1, part… Continue reading
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Chinook Jargon songs, part 3
From the same book as parts 1 and 2 (page 66): found in the 1864-1867 diary of Arthur S. Farwell, ‘later Surveyor-General’ for BC. (See also part 1, part 2 and part 4.)
Chinook Jargon songs, part 2
This is another version of the song I blogged about in part 1. It’s on page 62 of the same book. (See also part 1, part 3 and part 4.) From ‘the papers… Continue reading
Chinook Jargon songs, part 1
Have you heard a version of this song? Let me know. (See also part 2, part 3 and part 4.) As found in the second edition of a really authoritative collection with musical… Continue reading
Oral history: remembering Chinuk pipa shorthand writing
Oral history reminiscences of Chinuk pipa (‘Chinook writing’, the endangered writing system associated with Chinook Jargon in southern interior British Columbia. DOCUMENT NAME/INFORMANT: DAVID & CELESTINE JOHNSON #1 INFORMANT’S ADDRESS: ALKALI LAKE RESERVE BRITISH COLUMBIA INTERVIEW… Continue reading
Who can CAT-scan a worn, carved inscription?
I wonder if any readers of the Chinook Jargon blog have a connection, or an inspiration: Who can CAT-scan a worn, carved inscription? Or PET scan. Or X-ray. Or ultrasound. There are more… Continue reading
Speidel, Sons of the Profits
Speidel, William C. 1967. Sons of the profits: Or, there’s no business like grow business! / The Seattle story, 1851-1901. Seattle, WA: Nettle Creek Publishing Company. An entertaining local history, told with a… Continue reading
Brokenshire, “Washington State Place Names”
Brokenshire, Doug. 1993. Washington State place names: From Alki to Yelm. Caldwell, ID: Caxton. The author of this reader-friendly volume focuses more on the histories associated with the place names than on their… Continue reading