Kamloops Wawa, Issue 139
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| Database ID | 27687 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
| Fonds/Collection | Father J.M.R. LeJeune | |
| Series | Wawa-1 | |
| File/Item Reference | Wawa-1-Wawa-S1-128 | |
| Date of creation | April 1896 | |
| Physical description/extent | 28; Photoengraved | |
| Number of images | 28 | |
| Scope and content | Introductory page contains postcard from Liege, Belgium in Chinook shorthand; describes how Oblate priests in Rome use Chinook shorthand to correspond with Aboriginal people in area communities; 130 letters sent from Kamloops to Rome and Liege; priests found women's letters were better than those from men. Description of contests being held for Chinook shorthand proficiency in the region. Editorial Notes: 500 non-Aboriignal, 15 "distinguished Prelates," and 300 "Reverend Clergy" subscribers to the Kamloops Wawa in Canada and the U.S. The Wawa Shorthand; The Imitation of Christ, Chapters 1 and 2; The Duployan Alphabet; Our Monthly Budget; brief descriptions and statistical tables related to world populations, languages and crop productions; Bishop Durieu's New Testament, Chapters 77-84; Reproduction of Our First Number; Chinook and French Vocabulary; French and Chinook Method; Amusing (illustrations of men struggling with a cart). Ad states that purchasers of the Wawa annual sets include The British Museum, The Astor Library and the Smithsonian Institution. | |
| Copyright holder | Public domain | |
| Copyright expiry date | Public domain | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Provenance Access Point | LeJeune, Jean Marie Raphael | |
| Other notes | Volume V, No. 4, Issue 139. Pagination 73-94. | |
| Treaty boundaries | No treaty | |
| Cultural region | Northwest Coast Plateau | |
| Subject | Languages and Linguistics Magazines and Periodicals Language and Linguistics - Chinook Jargon Bible - New Testament | |
| Date Range(s) | 1890-1899 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/27687
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