Category Archive: Chinook Jargon

BC Indigenous people’s Chinuk pipa script: History, analysis and texts

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BC Indigenous people’s Chinuk pipa script: History, analysis and texts. This is a paper I gave at the 47th International Conference on Salish and Neighbouring Languages in Cranbrook, BC on August 3rd, 2012. In it,… Continue reading →

Chinook Jargon, and Indians, in a Washington state textbook

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Lambert, Dale and Laura Lambert.  1998.  Washington: Past and present.  East Wenatchee, WA: Directed Media, Inc. This is an elementary-school textbook about Washington state for Washington students.  I invite comment on some points… Continue reading →

The “Chinook lingo”

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With a pidgin language, it’s perhaps more important than elsewhere to explicitly recognize the basilect. Pidgins hardly have ‘high’ forms. And they’re used in what the highfalutin folks see as pretty low places.… Continue reading →

Fight ye men of Siwash!

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Knox Siwash Author: Fight Song Lyrics Website: http://www.fightsonglyrics.com Added: July 8, 2006 “Hail! Knox All Glorious” Hail, Knox all glorious Unto thee we sing. Ever victorious, Homage we bring. Through all the ages All thy sons so… Continue reading →

Siletz Dee-ni revitalization, with Chinook Jargon tie-in

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The New York Times has run a well-regarded article on the revitalization of Siletz Dee-ni, an indigenous language of the Oregon Coast. It’s a good read and there’s a Chinook Jargon tie-in as… Continue reading →

Sky Hopinka: skukum mamuk!

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‘Skukum mamuk,’* as they’d say in Kamloops Wawa, to Sky Hopinka! If you actively f0llow things Chinook Jargon online, you may be familiar with his name. Sky has been honored as Outstanding Student in Higher Education… Continue reading →

New land, north of the Columbia

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Lorraine McConaghy.  2011.  New land, north of the Columbia: Historic documents that tell the story of Washington State from territory to today.  Seattle: Sasquatch. I was delighted to find a copy of this… Continue reading →

Chinook Jargon songs, part 4

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Let me know if you’ve heard this song, too.  Looks like you can buy a recording of it at Amazon — Dave R. “Mary, Come Home” –from the same book as part 1, part… Continue reading →

Chinook Jargon songs, part 3

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From the same book as parts 1 and 2 (page 66): found in the 1864-1867 diary of Arthur S. Farwell, ‘later Surveyor-General’ for BC.  (See also part 1, part 2 and part 4.)

Chinook Jargon songs, part 2

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This is another version of the song I blogged about in part 1.  It’s on page 62 of the same book.  (See also part 1, part 3 and part 4.) From ‘the papers… Continue reading →