Chinook Jargon as Spoken by the Indians of the Pacific Coast: For the Use of Missionaries ... : Chinook-English, English-Chinook
E-Books
Author/Creator
C. M. [Charles Montgomery) Tate
The Citizenship of the Five Civilized Tribes
Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
R.C. Allen
Redford Bond
Patrick Jay Hurley
A.A. Jones
The Face Pullers: Ch.4 Images - Parade on Stephen Avenue
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Harry Pollard
Description
Photograph of a parade held on Stephen Avenue for the Calgary Stampede featuring Indigenous people on horseback wearing traditional clothing.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Chapter 2 Images - "Old Generation, File Hills Indian Agency".
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Description
The Image includes (back row, from left) Mrs. Keewaydin, Mrs. Jack Fisher, Mrs. Miss-ta-tik, Mrs. Buffalo Bow, Day Walker, Mrs. Yellow Belly, Mrs. Pimotatt, and Mrs. Playful Child (Tuckanow); (front row) Chief Hawke, Crooked Nose, Chief Star Blanket, Pointed Cap (Cheepoostatin), Buffalo Bow, Miss-ta-tik, and Kuinness (Cree).
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers - Unused Photos "Boys at Work, Industrial School St. Albert"
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Charles W. Mathers (photographer)
Description
Black and white photograph of a large group of young indigenous men learning leatherworking at the St. Albert Industrial School. Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers - Unused Photos - "Dairying, Industrial School, St. Albert"
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Charles W. Mathers (photographer)
Description
Black and white photograph of a group of two indigenous boys and two indigenous girls in western clothing learning to produce dairy products at St. Alberts Industrial School. None of them look very happy.
Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers - Unused Photos - "High River Industrial School Football Team"
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Description
Black and white photograph of a football team of young indigenous men and their non-indigenous coaches. Subtitled "High River Industrial School Football Team: Champions of the Association Football Tournament, Calgary, May 24, 1898.
Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers - Unused Photos "Knitting and Spinning Department, Industrial School, St. Albert"
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Charles W. Mathers (photographer)
Description
Black and white photograph of a group of young indigenous girls learning spinning and knitting in the St. Albert Industrial School. Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers - Unused Photos - "Sewing Department, Industrial School, St. Albert"
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Charles W. Mathers (photographer)
Description
Black and White photograph of a room of young Indigenous women in European clothes. Some are seated at sewing machines, and others sit on chairs sewing by hand. Two nuns oversee the activity in the background.
Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Kamloops Wawa, Issue 160
Documents & Presentations
Description
Advertisements for Kamloops businesses and California wines for clerical use; Indian Prayer Book (description of languages and availability); Shorthand-Chinook Rudiments; The Wawa Shorthand Instructor; Opening of new Church in Kenim Lake District by Bishop Dontenwill; Death announcements of Kamloops Indian Constable and Captain Gabriel; description of scarcity of missionaries and their work load. Editorial; Monthly News in Chinook; Daily Prayers; Early Church History, Chapters 33 to 34; Our French Page; Phonetic Alphabet; Phonetic Syllables.
Kamloops Wawa, Issue 160, Specimen Copy
Documents & Presentations
Description
Phonetic Alphabet; What is said of the Wawa Shorthand; Phonetic Syllables; Chinook Marsellaise; Marseillaise du whisky (bars of music with Chinook shorthand lyrics).
Kamloops Wawa, Issue 161
Documents & Presentations
Description
Editorial includes description of work with the Wawa, annual winter journey through the interior and mention of "Klondike excitement" ameliorating cattle prices. Complete lists of names for Diocese of; I. New Westminster; II. St. Mary's Mission; III. Williams Lake; IV. Stewart's Lake; V. Kamloops; VI. Kootenay; Secular Priests in the Diocese. Our French Page; Monthly News in Chinook; Early Church History (includes the Emperors of the Second Century); Chinook Vocabulary.
Kamloops Wawa, Issue 161, Specimen Copy
Documents & Presentations
Description
The Indian Prayer Book; Polyglott Manual (in eleven languages); Shorthand-Chinook Rudiments; The Wawa Shorthand Instructor; What is Said of the "Wawa" Shorthand; Phonetic Symbols; Phonetic Alphabet; Chinook Marseillaise; Marseillaise du Whisky.
Kamloops Wawa, Issue 162[?]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Announcement of deaths of Chief Justice of BC, Theodore Davie, and of Hughie, an Indian boy, after drunken disagreement with a white man. Discusses problems of liquor supply among Indians and problem of using fine as punishment. Editorial then discusses victims of drinking and Temperance establishment. Responds to criticisms from Readers about Wawa content. Monthly News in Chinook; Early Church History, Chapters 39-42; Chinook Vocabulary.
Kamloops Wawa, Issue 163
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discussion of brass band formation at Kamloops Industrial School, Indian's religious observances during Holy Week, and the death of Father Soullier and subsequent movement of missionaries. Missionary Work Among the Indians; Editorial describing different types of communities, fervent to bad, that missionaries encounter, and the difficulties in meeting Indians due to new agricultural sedentary lifestyle, etc. Monthly News in Chinook; Letter from St. Onge in Quebec; Early Church History, Chapters 43 to 48.
Kamloops Wawa, Issue 164
Documents & Presentations
Description
May 10, 1898: Mentions war between the United States and Spain but also that the Wawa does not care for politics. Mentions Gold Rush to Klondike means flood of people crossing region. Mentions deaths of "old Indians." Missionary Work Among the Indians; discusses hierarchical structure of BC "Indian camps"; Editorial, discusses importance of religion and the character necessary in a missionary; Early Church History, Chapters 44 to 45.
Kamloops Wawa, Issue 165
Documents & Presentations
Description
Missionary work among the Indians; introductory page in English with LeJeune's explanation of how to be successful at missionary work with Aboriginal people. LeJeune stresses importance of learning their language. Differences found between "Indian Chinook" and "Chinook." Editorial, anecdotes showing difficulty in translating words from scriptures like "palm" and "ass" directly into Chinook; instead described journey Jesus took using terms more familiar to local Indians. Monthly News in Chinook; Early Church History, Chapters 51 to 54.
Kamloops Wawa, Issue 166
Documents & Presentations
Description
July 10, 1898: discusses gathering for Corpus Christi and visit of the Bishop to Kamloops on June 12. Editorial: discusses Bishop's visit and travels between cities and reserves. Early Church History: Third Century, Chapters 55 to 61; Indian Calendar, 1898-1899.
Kamloops Wawa, Issue 167
Documents & Presentations
Description
Indian Gathering at Kamloops in June 1898 description continued from previous issue; confirmation of over forty Aboriginal community members. August 10, 1898, Editorial. Secular ceremonies at locations in BC; discusses children at Kamloops Industrial School during the summer; Aboriginal people often away at canneries in New Westminster; census of North Thompson band included 162 children. From Mgr. Kneipp's Water Cure; How to Care for Children; Early Church History, Chapters 62 to 66; Sixth General Persecution.
Kamloops Wawa, Issue 168
Documents & Presentations
Description
Big Fire at New Westminster. Description of fire in city, aid from other cities, and Churches spared. Describes Lady of Lourdes which is already being published seperately. Editorial describes creation of shorthand for Tamil language; and death of Father Sardou in Paris and appointment of his replacement, Father Fayard. Trip of Bishiop Durieu with 'sisters' and other Reverends. Our Lady of Lourdes: Introduction and Chapters 1 to 12, Louis Bourriette, Mgr. Laurence and Prefect Massy.
Kamloops Wawa, Issue 169
Documents & Presentations
Description
Description of contents and celebration of first mass at Ashcroft. Also an account of the meeting of 700 Indians to pick hops in Govern General H.E. Lord Aberdeen's property. Indians came from the Okanagan, Similkameen, and Nicola. Mentions celebration of mass at gathering. Death of Alexis announced, the first person to die at the Kamloops Industrial School; movement of sisters into BC and positional changes of clerical ranks. Editorial discusses editor's own movements from Spuzzum to High Bar and promotion for the Indian Prayer Book. Our Lady of Lourdes, Chapters 14 to 31 and Lacassagne.
Kamloops Wawa, Issue 170
Documents & Presentations
Description
Kamloops, Nov. 15th, 1898: Beginning in January, LeJeune will keep the Bible History as separate supplement of 16 sheets because he claims Aboriginal people are having difficulty following the chronology of these articles in the Wawa. Focus will be on translating The Indian Catechism in shorthand and longhand versions of Chinook, Shuswap, English, Thompson, and Okanagan, but together on the same page. Editorial describes Magic Lantern used for the first time at the "Indian Church" in Kamloops.
Kamloops Wawa, Issue 171
Documents & Presentations
Description
St. Anthony's Bread story from Toulon, France; Next Year, 1899 including secular dates, days of Fast and Abstinence; Editorial; Collections During the Year; Transferred Solemnities during 1899, includes discussion of continued improvements made by Kenin Lake Indians on their church; The Holy House of Nazareth, includes illustrations of Virgin Mary and Child, a church interior, etc. some with Chinook shorthand captions.
Pocket Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon: The Indian Trading Language of Alaska, the Northwest Territory and the Northern Pacific Coast
E-Books
Description
Contents: Part I. Chinook-English; Part II. English-Chinook; The Lord's Prayer in Chinook
The Winter Solstice Ceremony at Walpi (Concluded)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Walter Fewkes
American Anthropologist, vol. 11, no. 4, April 1898, pp. 101-115
Description
Detailed description of ceremony and a bibliography.