1873: More about Yaquina Bay war rumors
Today we’re privileged to be told another version of a Chinuk Wawa conversation between an Oregon (or California) Coast Indian and a Settler woman.
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FREE CHINOOK JARGON LESSONS!
Here’s how to get ’em…
Suggesting a Salish source for təná
Each year, I try to do a post or two on a Halloween theme; I guess today we’re dealing with the “trick” part of “trick or treat!”
1911: “Martha George” doggerel unexpectedly brings us a discovery
One of these days, and it won’t be long, I’m going to do a public reading drawing from the copious Northwest folk poetry we keep digging up here…
Re-evaluating Boas’s “Chinook Songs” (Part 12)
As we near the home stretch, we find some serious revisions necessary…
1869: Indian Excitement is the word on the street
What I love about today’s short-but-sweet note is that it’s so demonstrative…
1903: A variation on the “talking pidgin to brown people” joke
On this site, I’ve previously shown old news clippings that paint some clueless white person as a fool for talking Chinese Pidgin English, etc., to someone who turns out to be better educated… Continue reading
1873: Last scenes in the Modoc War
Yes, Chinuk Wawa was spoken between Indigenous tribes, and not just for trading…
1903: Among the People of British Columbia
Today I’d like to introduce you to an unfairly overlooked book, “Among the People of British Columbia: Red, White, Yellow, and Brown” by Frances Elizabeth Herring (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1903)…
1911: A visit with Clah, quoting his Jargon
“A Visit to Lawoilamsk”, by J.H. Grant (British Columbia Magazine VII(5), May 1911, pages 339-343), bestows a rare gift on us…