One fictional (1898): And one factual (1897): Just try and tell the difference! A lot of team yells several decades ago sported equally nonsensical blends of Chinook Jargon and, um, white-people vocables.

La Salle “Sallie” Corbell Pickett, third wife of Confederate general George E. Pickett of the doomed Pickett’s Charge, wrote a number of publications including her 1899 book, “Pickett and his Men” (Atlanta: Foote… Continue reading →

  The Kamloops people can be counted on to keep taking twenty copies… (Previous installment here.)      Alta msaika nanich kata ukuk Kamlups      Now you folks can see what this “Kamloops… Continue reading →

GLENCOE ITEMS. From the Washington Independent (Hillsboro, OR), Sep. 2, 1875, page 2, column 2.   The Siwash difficulty mentioned by the Independent, wherein some young bucks had run off with some other Indians’ wives terminated… Continue reading →

[The pope] placed his hand on Louis’ and Celestin’s [Chillihitzia’s] head, [and] he also gave a large medal to them (Previous installment here.) Sint Irin ankati tlap kopa Shirusalim ukuk shin, pi iaka lolo [NULL] St… Continue reading →

There used to not be a path to get down to this prison, only a hole in the middle where they threw down the people… (Previous installment here.) […] iht ilihi iaka nim Subiako, kah… Continue reading →

(Previous installment here.) …I prayed mass and we hurried off, Père Bunoz with us…   […] pi klaska ayu styuil kopa Tlus Mari pus iaka mamuk komtaks kopa […] and they prayed and prayed to… Continue reading →

The leaders of Rome have put quite a lot of money into their people’s cemetery. But Louis was feeling tired, so we couldn’t stroll about it for long. (Previous installment here.) […]kimta kopa ShK,… Continue reading →