Chinuk Wawa is taught at Grand Ronde, Wilamina High School, Portland Grand Ronde, Lane Community College in Eugene for college credit and for community members. Please find a class near you! Who takes Chinuk Wawa? Not only tribal members and those with native ancestry, but people who are interested in History, Folklore, Traditional Crafts and Ethnobotany, etc. Chinuk Wawa was spoken not only by regional PNW tribes, but then also by early French-speaking trappers and early English-speaking settlers. So, there is certainly a historical precedent for you to learn Chinuk Wawa. It is also the way to learn the history, culture, and stories of the PNW tribes.
Chinook Wawa was originally a trade language, a lingua franca for the PNW. It only originally had a vocabulary of about 300 words. It is a mixture of multiple Native Indian laguages, French and English. When multiple tribes were forced onto reservations, each spoke their unique former tribal languages and had only the trade language in common so Chinook Wawa took on a new life as the one common language for multiple tribes. The 1st European settlers and subsequent settlers learned it so they could hire and do business with the native peoples of the area. It was spoken by native peoples and whites alike in the NW, only dying out in the 1940s and 1950s. Very few native speakers remained by the end of the 20th century. I have European roots and was born in Canada, but became involved in living history about 30 years ago in Northern California. Chinook Jargon was the trade language of the 19th century fur trade and so I began to research and use it to enhance my teaching and historical portrayals. I have since moved to the Puget Sound and continued speaking the wawa at Fort Niqually Living History Museum for the last 20 years. I speak the Ahnkutie, or the "Old Language" as recorded by the first white linguists during the late 19th Century. The Grand Ronde has added many words and formalized the spoken and written Wawa, which was formerly strictly oral, but I can still understand most of this newer version of the language. We currently have a small study group for Chinook Wawa at Fort Nisqually which meets monthly during the winter.
Masi for this! I grew up with Chinuk wawa in Sitka, Alaska. I had learned this from both my grandparents and love it. I translated all the stories from "Tlingit Myths & Texts" in 1986. I really didn't have any idea that many knew this wonderful language beyond my direct family and the few friends who speak it. My heart is good for heairing this. Masi masi masi.
You translated that? I read part of it (How Raven Stole the Sun, I think) in a class in college! I’m from Washington, and while I’m not at all native, I was always dissatisfied with how little I learned about local indigenous groups - when my hometown was even named after the tribe! Because of that, I jumped on the chance to take a Native American anthropology class in my freshman year, and in the few years since I’ve been slowly doing my own reading and research. This summer I want to try and learn Chinuk wawa (linguistics have also always been a point of interest of mine), which led me to this wonderful ted talk.
I'm not indigenous myself, but of course, being from the PNW I've always had a love of Chinuk Wawa and an interest in studying it because of its importance to the history and identity of the region. It is certainly something that needs to be reintroduced to the region as a whole, because it is what traditionally bound our PNW society together culturally before it was supplanted by English and English-only education, following the institutionalization of the genocidal boarding school programs. It's time for everyone to recognize our right to reclaim the PNW language, Chinuk Wawa, and time for more support to be given to the many endangered, or even extinct, indigenous tribal languages as well.
I'm a Louisiana creole who grew up in Portland. The PNW and creole country in the south need to re-adopt chinuk wawa and kouri vini respectively. Speak American! NOT ENGLISH!
I’m not from the pnw I’m in the midwest and I only have a fistful or native ancestry, so not enough to even get a belt buckle. But I’m interested in learning this language after I learn Esperanto. I want to be able to keep this part of American history alive. Pidgin and creol languages do in the states are very rare but also (in my opinion) amazing and beautiful.
I showed Chinuk Wawa to couple Europeans online before and they were kinda intrigued by it cause they were German or Polish and never really heard an Indigenous Language for the United States before. I don't know if I blew their mind but they were intrigued by it.
What a sweet and loving beautiful woman! Marci and gracias for sharing this, is good to be reminded to thank nature and talk to them because we are connected.
I knew an older shipwright who grew up near Queets, WA. He and his family spoke Chinuk Wawa as a 2nd language. NW slang had some Chinuk elements: "skookum" (fast, strong), "chuck" (water), "salt chuck" (salt water), and. "Potlatch" transferred into modern English as "potluck". In the Puget Sound area, "Tolo" is used for the "Sadie Hawkins Dance".
@@crystalstarr635 Keep in mind that the very rich want the Native Americans to lose their culture. We need the USA and Canada to have their own Evo Morales. In Bolivia, the indigenous people and the people in general are in control. Let them remain in control.
Unfortunately suppression of native languages and cultures has gone on in other places. Pupils in Wales used to be punished for speaking Welsh at school and it is happening in China today where Tibetan and Uyghur languages and culture are being systematically put down.
Actually, as with plants and non-human animals, cultures can coincidentally evolve into similar forms despite huge geographical distances, because of similar pressures and opportunities in their separate environments. So, the way she dresses perhaps indicates the similarities between the climates of the Pacific Northwest and Norway or other parts of northern Europe. I think some of the coastal places in Oregon look just like Ireland, for example.
I've often thought the same, when you look at some of the Sami cultures and traditions you can see some similarities, who knows there maybe a connection
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Chinuk Wawa is taught at Grand Ronde, Wilamina High School, Portland Grand Ronde, Lane Community College in Eugene for college credit and for community members. Please find a class near you! Who takes Chinuk Wawa? Not only tribal members and those with native ancestry, but people who are interested in History, Folklore, Traditional Crafts and Ethnobotany, etc. Chinuk Wawa was spoken not only by regional PNW tribes, but then also by early French-speaking trappers and early English-speaking settlers. So, there is certainly a historical precedent for you to learn Chinuk Wawa. It is also the way to learn the history, culture, and stories of the PNW tribes.
I'm from a neighboring tribe that also speaks Chinuk Wawa. Thanks so much for your work on waking up the language of my ancestors! Hayu Masi!
With people like Crystal Starr Szczepanski, the future is increasingly brighter for Indigenous peoples.
People like Drunko Drunkenski, you mean. She's been in and out of rehab for the last five years.
Chinook Wawa was originally a trade language, a lingua franca for the PNW. It only originally had a vocabulary of about 300 words. It is a mixture of multiple Native Indian laguages, French and English. When multiple tribes were forced onto reservations, each spoke their unique former tribal languages and had only the trade language in common so Chinook Wawa took on a new life as the one common language for multiple tribes. The 1st European settlers and subsequent settlers learned it so they could hire and do business with the native peoples of the area. It was spoken by native peoples and whites alike in the NW, only dying out in the 1940s and 1950s. Very few native speakers remained by the end of the 20th century.
I have European roots and was born in Canada, but became involved in living history about 30 years ago in Northern California. Chinook Jargon was the trade language of the 19th century fur trade and so I began to research and use it to enhance my teaching and historical portrayals. I have since moved to the Puget Sound and continued speaking the wawa at Fort Niqually Living History Museum for the last 20 years.
I speak the Ahnkutie, or the "Old Language" as recorded by the first white linguists during the late 19th Century. The Grand Ronde has added many words and formalized the spoken and written Wawa, which was formerly strictly oral, but I can still understand most of this newer version of the language. We currently have a small study group for Chinook Wawa at Fort Nisqually which meets monthly during the winter.
This warms my heart. I've been learning on my free time through the app.
Which app did you use? I tried one but the audio cut out after 5 minutes.
As a native, who can relate to the starvation she spoke of, and the need to reconnect, due to the forced loss of culture. This touched my heart.
Masi for this! I grew up with Chinuk wawa in Sitka, Alaska. I had learned this from both my grandparents and love it. I translated all the stories from "Tlingit Myths & Texts" in 1986. I really didn't have any idea that many knew this wonderful language beyond my direct family and the few friends who speak it. My heart is good for heairing this. Masi masi masi.
You translated that? I read part of it (How Raven Stole the Sun, I think) in a class in college! I’m from Washington, and while I’m not at all native, I was always dissatisfied with how little I learned about local indigenous groups - when my hometown was even named after the tribe! Because of that, I jumped on the chance to take a Native American anthropology class in my freshman year, and in the few years since I’ve been slowly doing my own reading and research. This summer I want to try and learn Chinuk wawa (linguistics have also always been a point of interest of mine), which led me to this wonderful ted talk.
I'm not indigenous myself, but of course, being from the PNW I've always had a love of Chinuk Wawa and an interest in studying it because of its importance to the history and identity of the region. It is certainly something that needs to be reintroduced to the region as a whole, because it is what traditionally bound our PNW society together culturally before it was supplanted by English and English-only education, following the institutionalization of the genocidal boarding school programs.
It's time for everyone to recognize our right to reclaim the PNW language, Chinuk Wawa, and time for more support to be given to the many endangered, or even extinct, indigenous tribal languages as well.
I'm a Louisiana creole who grew up in Portland. The PNW and creole country in the south need to re-adopt chinuk wawa and kouri vini respectively. Speak American! NOT ENGLISH!
I'm a fan of languages, and after my sister got married to someone with Chinuk heritage I felt a need / want to learn the language. Thank you
I’m not from the pnw I’m in the midwest and I only have a fistful or native ancestry, so not enough to even get a belt buckle. But I’m interested in learning this language after I learn Esperanto. I want to be able to keep this part of American history alive. Pidgin and creol languages do in the states are very rare but also (in my opinion) amazing and beautiful.
I showed Chinuk Wawa to couple Europeans online before and they were kinda intrigued by it cause they were German or Polish and never really heard an Indigenous Language for the United States before. I don't know if I blew their mind but they were intrigued by it.
I am really sorry for you! We are Kurds have the same suffering. You gotta be proud of yourselves.
What a sweet and loving beautiful woman! Marci and gracias for sharing this, is good to be reminded to thank nature and talk to them because we are connected.
I love this so much--Chinuk Wawa is such a beautiful language. Hayu masi, Crystal :)
What a lovely woman and lovely talk.
I love to see the healing and rejuvenation of native people. It helps heal us all.
Chinuk is easy and fun language to learn!
I knew an older shipwright who grew up near Queets, WA. He and his family spoke Chinuk Wawa as a 2nd language. NW slang had some Chinuk elements: "skookum" (fast, strong), "chuck" (water), "salt chuck" (salt water), and. "Potlatch" transferred into modern English as "potluck". In the Puget Sound area, "Tolo" is used for the "Sadie Hawkins Dance".
keep it up lets wake our culture thank you my good sister xx
hayu masi ats (many thanks Sister)💕
@@crystalstarr635 Keep in mind that the very rich want the Native Americans to lose their culture. We need the USA and Canada to have their own Evo Morales. In Bolivia, the indigenous people and the people in general are in control. Let them remain in control.
PROUD! Love your history.
Interesting, thank you!
wik ikta (you're welcome)💖
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Hayu Masi!
I think I’ve become quite well spoken in Chinuk Wawa
Tloshe!!! Hiyu masi!
Apparently Chinook Jargon was spoken even more than English by PNW settlers at one point, and that's crazy to think about.
Why can't I find the app anymore? 😢
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Unfortunately suppression of native languages and cultures has gone on in other places. Pupils in Wales used to be punished for speaking Welsh at school and it is happening in China today where Tibetan and Uyghur languages and culture are being systematically put down.
Those sounds are similar to Southern African languages
I’m learning it as we speak 😂
The way she dresses serves as prove that vikings reached America.
Actually, as with plants and non-human animals, cultures can coincidentally evolve into similar forms despite huge geographical distances, because of similar pressures and opportunities in their separate environments. So, the way she dresses perhaps indicates the similarities between the climates of the Pacific Northwest and Norway or other parts of northern Europe. I think some of the coastal places in Oregon look just like Ireland, for example.
I've often thought the same, when you look at some of the Sami cultures and traditions you can see some similarities, who knows there maybe a connection