BC Chinook discovery: “másháchi-bòks”
A.k.a. “mesahchie box” / “mesatchie box” / “mesachie box”; I thought I’d discussed this phrase before, but this is my first mention of this discovery on this site.
Monthly Archive: December, 2022
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1887: Chinuk Wawa essential for BC Indian Agent
People fought political fights over the appointment of a Mr. Fagan as Indian agent in BC’s late frontier period…
1913: “Communication” about “Chocko Mika” and “Chah-ko Mika”
New news about an established community celebration in Nelson, southeastern British Columbia.
1872: Some Sitka people talk Chinook already
Just 5 years into the US colonization of Alaska Territory, Chinook Jargon was already an important presence among Lingít (Tlingits) in the southeastern “pandhandle”.
1888: C.G. Leland on “Der Chinook-Jargon”
This old article is new to me, and really interesting to find. (Image credit: Hulton Archive)
“Chief Sluskin’s True Narrative” for back-translation
The words of Yakama Chief Sluskin are ready for back-translation!
1913: “Hi-yu Wah-wah” festival in Port Coquitlam
I see the newspaper editor assumed everyone knows what “Hi-yu Wah-wah” means!
1867: Earliest known “Old Man House”
In a book search, 1867is the earliest occurrence I find of “Old Man House” / “Ole Man House” / “Oleman House”:
Howay [Haswell, Boit, Hoskins] “Voyages of the Columbia” (Part 1C of 5)
Continuing our research on the earliest Native contacts with Newcomers on the Pacific Northwest coast is BC judge F.W. Howay’s “Voyages of the “Columbia” to the Northwest coast, 1787-1790 and 1790-1793” (Portland, OR… Continue reading
1890: Taking Death by the Forelock in Nanaimo
The Settlers thought this humorous…