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Tenas Wawa: Chinook Jargon
The pidgin trade language of pioneers and Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest is the subject of this article by Kenneth Watson, written for the White River Valley Museum in Auburn, Washington state. The article is enhanced by historical illustrations and external links to a dictionary and newsletter.
http://wrvmuseum.org/journal/journal_0702.htm
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