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Most important historical documents in Chinook Jargon are found here.
- Letters written by indigenous people. These are some of the 200 letters collected by David Robertson, PhD that were written between 1890s-1920s mostly by indigenous people to other indigenous people
- Stories documented in audio recordings by linguist Melville Jacobs from 1920s-1950s
- Kamloops Wawa newspaper articles
- Joe Peter recordings
- Snass Sessions are virtual Chinook Wawa study sessions
They are written in a learners writing system developed by David Robertson, PhD partly in response to the needs of the BC Chinook Jargon Initiative.
The documents are also footnoted to bring attention to interesting points about the language. Each document is connected to a video that shows actual learners engaging with material under the guidance of Dr. Dave Robertson during Snass Sessions.
In addition:
- The Chinook Jargon and how to use it: a complete and exhaustive lexicon of the oldest trade language of the American continent by George C. Shaw published 1909, pg.20 from the University of Toronto
- Jay Powell’s Chinook Jargon textbook The Language of the Northwest Coast: Lessons, Dictionary & Historical Instroduction (211 page PDF)
- Article: Chinook Wawa by J.V. Powell and Sam Sullivan, published online February 6, 2006