New UBC History honours thesis: “naika mamook-kumtuks mesaika/I will teach you”

Congratulations to Agostino Pizzolato! He’s just finished his UBC History honours thesis, “Naika Mamook-Kumtuks Mesaika / I Will Teach You: Christian Missionization, Chinook Pipa Literacy, and Indigenous Agency in BC’s Interior in the Late Nineteenth Century”.

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Here’s my pitch:

What do you think of inviting Agostino (who is a pretty good Chinook Jargon speaker!) to talk about this in one of our Zooms?

𛰅𛱁‌𛰃𛱂 𛰙𛱁𛱆‌𛰅𛱁 𛰃𛱄𛰙‌𛰃𛱄𛰙?
qʰáta mayka tə́mtəm?
kata maika tumtum? 
Qu’en penses-tu? 
What do you think?
And can you say it in Chinuk Wawa?