1847, “Chenook” village: Potlatching tomanawas
A Settler cop’s letter expressing alarm about the state of law and order at Astoria & Chinook, Oregon Territory, is quoted in a newspaper…
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A crumb more of Lower Chehalis Salish etymology for CW ‘beg’
I want to give credit to some elders.
Weather phenomena & Salish influence in {at least Northern} Chinook Jargon
We made an excellent lesson out of this once, in our BC Chinuk Wawa group (ask me about joining in)…
So many Métis words in interior PNW languages (Part 10: Nxaʔamxcín a.k.a. Moses-Columbia Salish)
The only dictionary I’ve found of the north-central Washington state language, Nxaʔamxcín a.k.a. Moses-Columbia Salish, is a small one from the Colville Confederated Tribes.
1906, Salem, OR: Pioneer John Hunt sings in Jargon
Here’s another oldtimers’ reunion story where we can wonder if the guy was singing a song learned from Native people, or one of the Chinuk Wawa Christian hymns that the pioneers composed so… Continue reading
Nebraska, 1876: A “Chinook song” is foreign
Whenever you research something, collect the negative evidence too!
1895: “Chinook Hymns” in Chinuk Pipa (Part 3: O Tloos St Joseph)
Page 1 of the small book “Chinook Hymns” (6th edition, 1895, Kamloops) has today’s featured song.
1906, BC: Chief Joe Capilano to speak in Chinook to huge Native crowd about meeting the King
Returning from a visit with King Edward of England, an important Indigenous leader is expected to tell a large gathering of British Columbia Aboriginal people about their conversation.
1890, Fort Spokane: “Erin go bragh”
To say that today’s newspaper clipping fails to meet any standards of objectivity is like calling Saint Patrick “Irish”. It’s true, but there’s plenty more to be said.
1876 humor: “Hyas potlatch”, a newfound gem of a Chinook Jargon text from NW Washington
Do you realize how awesome it is to find specimens of sustained discourse in Chinuk Wawa as early as the 1870s?