February 8th, 2024. Snass Sessions.  William Letter. (no date)

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 Snass Sessions 02.08.2024: William letter, no date1 David Douglas Robertson, PhD Consulting linguist, Spokane, WA, USA  Notes: Visit Juli Baumler’s webpage of “Chinuk Pipa” (BC alphabet) resources. Background information on this writer: None. We’re not really sure who this William was. A kid? Billy the Kid? 😁 We don’t have much clue where William lived.…

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February 1st, 2024. Snass Session.  Elizabeth Wai letter. ( no date)

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 Snass Sessions 02.01.2024: Elizabeth Wai letter, no date1 David Douglas Robertson, PhD Consulting linguist, Spokane, WA, USA  First, an extra item for your consideration — This is what an 1836 letter from the mostly illiterate French Canadians of the Willamette Valley, Oregon looked like. I think it has things in common with patterns we find…

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March 7th, 2024. Snass Session. August (no date) Salmon Arm

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 Snass Sessions 03.07.2024: August letter (eastern Secwépemc), Salmon Arm, no date1 David Douglas Robertson, PhD Consulting linguist, Spokane, WA, USA  Notes: Visit Juli Baumler’s webpage of “Chinuk Pipa” (BC alphabet) resources. Background information on this writer: This August is probably the same writer as we see for other letters in this series! Look and think……

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January 25th, 2024. Snass Session.  Chief Narcisse letter, no date.

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 Snass Sessions 01.25.2024: Chief Narcisse letter, no date1 David Douglas Robertson, PhD Consulting linguist, Spokane, WA, USA  Notes: Visit Juli Baumler’s webpage of “Chinuk Pipa” (BC alphabet) resources. Background information on this writer: Chief Narcisse wrote several letters that we have found. From Kamloops Wawa, we know Narcisse of Shhkaltkmah was a proselyte (#112, January…

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November 4th, 2023. Snass Session: Alec Samson, Lillooet

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 Snass Sessions 11.04.2023: Alec Samson, Lillooet, 18951 David Douglas Robertson, PhD Consulting linguist, Spokane, WA, USA  Background information on this writer:  Alec Samson is a subscriber to Kamloops Wawa, according to issue #118b (July 1894), front wrapper page 2. He wrote today’s letter, and is mentioned in another Indigenous-written letter. Note: Alec Samson writes excellent…

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October 28th, 2023. Snass Sessions:  Louis Lkaan, Soda Creek

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There is no recording for this session due to technical difficulties.  Snass Sessions 10.28.2023: Louis Lkaan, Soda Creek, 18941 David Douglas Robertson, PhD Consulting linguist, Spokane, WA, USA  Background information on this writer:  Louis Lkaan is a new subscriber to Kamloops Wawa, according to issue #118b (July 1894), front wrapper page 2. That announcement is…

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September 23rd, 2023. Snass Session: Pete Nhinaskrit Alkali Lake 1895

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Snass Sessions 09.23.2023: Pete Nhinaskrit letter, Alkali Lake, 18951 David Douglas Robertson, PhD Consulting linguist, Spokane, WA, USA NOTE: I’d like you to make our own notes about understanding the Chinuk Wawa here, based on the fluent English translations I’m supplying to you. Some background information: “Pit N’hinaskret” wrote 3 letters that I have found…

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September 16th, 2023. Snass Session: Placitty Enderby 1895 Letter 2

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Some background information: Philip Placity wrote this letter, and is mentioned in another Indigenous-written letter that we have found in the archives. The death of ‘Indian Placide’, probably Philip, at Shuswap is noted in Kamloops Wawa #197, June 1901, page 20: Placity family, including Pierre, his wife, and Baptiste, makes a number of appearances in…

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September 9th, 2023. Snass Session Patrick Felix Lillooet Letter

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Snass Sessions 09.09.2023: Patrick Felix’s land rights letter, 18951 David Douglas Robertson, PhD Consulting linguist, Spokane, WA, USA Some background information: Patrick Felix seemingly wrote at least two letters that we’ve found in archives, one from Cayoosh Creek in St’át’imc (“Lillooet” Salish) country and one from Hallout in Secwépemc (“Shuswap” Salish) country. 1• If you…

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