Announcements









IMPORTANT
ENROLLMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Per the February Council Meeting
Until RESTORATION
Enrollment will be closed
Effective April 15th, 2009
No new applicants will be enrolled.
Applications will still be accepted.







August 14, 2010
Council Meeting
Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum
Ilwaco, WA
11am
Potluck Lunch

August 21, 2010
Basket Class
Tribal Office
Bay Center, WA
2pm
Pre-register with the office


August 22, 2010
Wawa Class
Tribal Office
Bay Center, WA
1pm-5pm
Potluck Lunch


Links to Other Announcements

 

 

Learn What Words?

There is much available on Chinook Jargon, and even quite a bit about Chinook Proper.  What will be posted here is not going to be complete.  It will not be lessons.  You will not leave here a speaker of Chinuk WaWa, Chinook Proper, Chinook Jargon, or any other language. 

What will be posted here is what The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon set about to preserve; the trade language used up and down the North American coast.  The name given it, is Chinuk WaWa.

Until such time as the Chinook Indian Nation decides what the official tribal language will be, common words and phrases of the Chinuk WaWa will be posted here.  These are words and phrases you will hear spoken at Chinookan events and gatherings.

The spellings are purely what I feel will be easiest for people to figure out (with audio clips yet to come) how to pronounce them.  What is underlined is where the emphasis lies.  The words/phrases are in the box to the right.  When sound goes up, it will be easier to learn pronunciation.

WaWa

Standard Greeting
thluh-hie-yum

Answer to Greeting
thluh-hie-yum

 

How Are you?
kahtuh mie-kuh

Answer to How Are You?
thloosh nie-kuh
  Fundraising Events 
Donate your unwanted books, DVDs, CDs, VHS tapes and video games
We will be selling them on our Chinook Nation Amazon Marketplace Storefront www.Amazon/shops/ChinookNation We will place the donated items online to sell and Amazon.com will pay us to ship them to customers. Box up your unwanted items and either mail via MEDIA MAIL to K. Elliott, 46433 SE 174th St, North Bend, WA 98045, bring them to the monthly council meetings or drop them off to the Tribal Office. The office will send you a donation receipt for the profit made on the media you donated.   read more...
Recycling Fundraiser
Donate your unused Cell Phones, Laptop Computers, Inkjet Cartridges, MP3 Players, Digital Cameras, Digital Video Cameras, Handheld Game Systems, GPS Devices, Radar Detectors, Electronic Book Readers, Gold, Silver & Platinum Jewelry.   read more...
Donate your talents for our Auctions
We are seeking quality items to auction off on our EBay Auction page. Specifically, we would prefer member’s art and baskets of non-perishable foods representing Chinook Country. If you are a business owner and would like to donate a gift certificate for your establishment, that would be great too! The office will send you a donation receipt for the profit made on the items you donated.   read more...
Check or Money Order Donations Accepted
Send check or money order to PO Box 368, Bay Center, WA 98527. The office will print out a donation receipt upon request.  
Credit Card/Check Visa Donations Accepted
Use your Credit Card/Check Visa to make a one time or monthly payment at the Network for Good Causes Chinook Nation website. http://www.causes.com/donations/select_donation_method?cause_id=168389 Causes.com will send out a donation receipt upon payment.   read more...
Shop Online and Earn Cash for the Chinook Nation
Shop online? Use our Chinook Nation Portal! http://www.krymus.com/5270 All Proceeds Benefit the Chinook Nation.   read more...
Volunteer at Chinook Nation booth for the Astoria Sunday Market
Runs 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, Sundays, starting Mother's Day, May 9 through October. Contact Jody and Don Abing at dya21rainlander@hotmail.com or 503-298-1217/ 503-298-1219.