Making Wawa

A two-edged sword of reconciliation and betrayal, Chinook Jargon (aka Wawa) arose at the interface of "Indian" and "White" societies in the Pacific Northwest. Wawa's sources lie first in the language of the Chinookans who lived along the lower Columbia River ...

Acknowledgments
A Note on Orthography
Introduction
1 The Nootka Jargon
2 Pidgin Chinook
3 Approximations at Astoria
4 The Hothouse of Fort Vancouver
5 Waves of Wawa
Conclusion
Appendix - Manuscript 195: A partially Annotated Early Glossary of Chinook Jargon
Chronology
Notes
References
Index