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As our elders teach us: Chinuk Wawa captivates a new generation
By RILEY YUAN Chinook Observer On a July afternoon, Brandi Ramus sits at the long table in the Chinook tribal

“…a veritable storehouse of information”
A page from anthropologist Franz Boas’ field notebook written during his early 1890s work in the community of Bay Center,

Charles Cultee and Franz Boas
A page from Franz Boas’ field notebook written during his early 1890s work in the community of Bay Center, Washington.

The Chinook People & Language Survive
When Did Northwesterners Stop Speaking Chinook Jargon? by Liz Jones, KUOW Seattle News & Information Chinook Jargon was a trade
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