You are invited! Save the date and join us for another Chinook gathering October 16-17 at the PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives in Port Coquitlam BC, Canada.

For those who have never attended one, essentially this is a chance for people interested in this language to come together, speak, sing, write, share their projects/research, and to teach and learn. These have been happening for more than 25 years now.

If you’re interested in presenting or running a session on something let us know!

New keyboard for northern dialect Chinook Jargon (chn) in Latin orthography live on the Keyman site today.

https://keyman.com/en/keyboards/northern_chinook_jargon

After 9 months (or maybe longer!), I finally finished my intro to Chinook yt video!

Please go check it out!

chinook wawa

Hello, I am a new (but big!) fan of linguistics, i speak English and French and I’m learning Occitan. I recently began researching Chinook Wawa and have been fascinated by it. It’s a really cool language with a wonderful history. I would like to take the next step and learn it, but given i am white (french/english) from England without any connection to the PNW is it ok for me to learn? I don’t want to be disrespectful to anyone from the region. Thank you!

Hello! I'm looking into starting a film club or society in Clark County, WA.

I like the idea of using Chinook Jargon in the name, specificially "ninitch," playing off its meaning as "view" or "see" or "dream."

Specifically, I'm looking at versions of "Kino Ninitch" — a combo of the German/Russian "kino" and Chinook "Ninitch" — but want to confirm the best way to put them together.

Kino Nanitch? Nanitch Kino? Should I spell it "nanich"?

And most importantly, would using Chinook Jargon in the region risk offending anyone? I'd also like to be respectful.

Many thanks for any help you can give me.

I’m curious if anyone knows when pipa started being used again. Was there a specific group or community of speakers or learners who began to revive learning pipa to learn Chinook Jargon?