1858, BC: “Ho! For the new mines” with American assumptions about Chinook
Back when Steilacoom (in Washington Territory) was still a major metropolis, it was a conduit for information on — and relating to — the new Fraser River gold rush in BC.
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The traces of Chinook Jargon in Tuwáduqucad (Twana, Coast Salish)
Publicly posted on the web is a wonderful research tool that’s new to me…
1884, WA: Chinook dictionary, racism, misogyny, bad grammar, the usual
A well-known Chinuk Wawa dictionary in the frontier era gets a reception that typifies Settlers’ privileged attitudes.
More humor: translating into Sechelt, or just playing cards?
I got a chuckle from the Chinook Jargon newspaper…
1885, WA: German-Chinook oaths!
Of course you know “Dutch” always meant “German” in America back then.
Chinook Jargon’s /yaka/ indicates pidginization from Chinookan /yax̣ka/
Now an ultra-short note.
1884: “You don’t know the chances” in Victoria, BC…if you can talk some Chinuk Wawa
I wonder if this enthusiast about Victoria, British Columbia got his info about Chinook Jargon dictionaries from a speaker of CJ? 😁😁…
1909: “Histoire Générale de la Sténographie” + Kamloops Wawa
Among the takeaways from today’s find are a couple of senior Catholic officials who supposedly were Chinook Jargon pen pals with Indigenous people of BC…
1892, WA: Kikisoblu (daughter of Chief Seattle) speaks
Early settler Henry L. Yesler’s death is reported in the Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer of December 18, 1892, page 8, columns 1-2, in an article headlined “House of Mourning”, with Chinook Jargon prominent.
Cutting deeper into the etymology of t’ɬəmínxwət “tell a lie”
Taking a sec to point out something I’ve not said out loud before…