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Monthly Archive: September, 2025
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Discoveries in Cayuse ‘n’ cussin’ ‘n’ Chinookin’
Bear with me, and send the kids to another room.
CA: French Camp (San Joaquin County) is the farthest south we’d look for Chinook Jargon
I’ve seen no indications of Chinuk Wawa influence in any of the Indigenous languages of California that are south of Shasta and Modoc-Klamath…
TN Hibben’s home office in Victoria
The headquarters of TN Hibben, well known to us in the Chinook Jargon world for having issued…
Chinook Jargon Gathering 2025 (Fort Langley), last thoughts
The 7th Chinook Jargon gathering in 27 years was a grand old time đ€©Â Naika wawa masi kopa kanawei-tilihum tlaska chako!Â
Quigli Drive, Williams Lake, BC
It’s worth a moment of our time to acknowledge that the Williams Lake First Nation offices (in British Columbia) are located on Quigli Drive.
Ready for day 2 of our 2025 Chinook Jargon gathering @ Fort Langley, BC!
Yesterday was a great session, with lots of learning, practicing, and meeting new people. Here are a few acquisitions made… Come on over to Fort Langley National Historical Site of Canada, 9:30 AM… Continue reading
1898, BC: Another letter from StĂł:lĆ country
{In honour of the 2025 Chinook Jargon gathering, starting today here at Fort Langley, BC!}Â
“Kla-How-Ya” from Fort Langley — the gathering starts tomorrow morning!
Show up at Fort Langley National Historical Site of Canada, tomorrow (Friday 9/12) @ 9:30 onwards… Purchased at an antique shop in Fort Langley, BC today! We’ll be doing all things Chinook Jargon,… Continue reading
1869, AK: “A Desperate Fix” doggerel
Talk about quick action!