The state of Chinuk Wawa in interior BC, 1863
When “British Columbia” was so new that some folks called it “English Columbia”…
Monthly Archive: January, 2018
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The Log Schoolhouse on the Columbia
Based on reminisciences personally collected from Chief Seattle’s daughter Angeline and Puget Sound pioneers, this odd little book has a couple of interesting surprises…
The Wander Years
(John) Frederick Lort(-)Phillips (1854-1926) took enough time from rambling to pen “The Wander Years: Hunting and Travel in Four Continents” (which was published in London by Nash & Graydon in 1931).
The Stickeen River and Its Glaciers
A beautifully illustrated travelogue from southeast Alaska, with two items of Chinuk Wawa interest.
The Onoma language, a major source of Chinook Jargon vocabulary
Chinuk Wawa of course contains many Chinookan words; I often point out Salish ones as well. But were you aware of this source language?
Newly discovered Chinuk Wawa: “I am going to Victoria to see the Governor”
You’ve never seen this splendid Chinuk Wawa document.
lakʰaset, a Canadianism
Thanks to the great questions people ask, Chinuk Wawa discoveries happen.
The Tattooed Artist, or, doggerel galore
A collection of late-1800s doggerel poetry gets added to our dusty heap, with surprising if mixed results!
lapʰala, a Métis word in Chinuk Wawa
lapʰala is part-French and part-Native, and it’s the key to S’mores 🙂
Imaginary Chinuk Wawa, the worst kind
There is a category of secondary (really tertiary) sources on Chinook Jargon that you need to beware of…