1902: The Red Law and the White
Lavishly illustrated by a B.J. Rosenmeyer, today’s excerpt looks suspiciously made-up…
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‘Pull out’ or ‘pole out’? CW as a tool in Salish research
While working on Thomas Paul’s “Sametl” story with our weekend Zoom group, I may have discovered something…
1869 [1852], Alaska/Yukon: The Kohklux map
A Lingít chief of Klukwan, Alaska drew the oldest known map of southwest Yukon Territory in 1869 — and Chinuk Wawa was involved.
1915: Collison, “In the Wake of the War Canoe”
“In the Wake of the War Canoe: A Stirring Record of Forty Years’ Successful Labour, Peril & Adventure Amongst the Savage Indian Tribes of the Pacific Coast, and the Piratical Head-hunting Haidas of… Continue reading
1913: The Nika Mika Club
Another Jargon-named social club in post-frontier Settler society…
1900: Instinct Versus Science
A replay of the popular “Indians can forecast the weather” trope…
1882: Methods in an Indian School
A late-frontier Washington coast Indian reservation schoolteacher writes to tell of his experiences…
1894: A bilingual CJ-French shorthand text
A nice Rosetta Stone for deciphering Chinuk Pipa and shorthand French…
1894: Drama among the Mongols
An unusual find — a Chinese woman who spoke Chinese Pidgin English:
1902, 1913: Makuk & ‘market’
Here’s a suggested Jargon etymology that I hadn’t noticed before…