“Frazer’s River” BC timeline, 1858 — how the Jargon suddenly got brought into New Caledonia
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“Frazer’s River” BC timeline, 1858 — how the Jargon suddenly got brought into New Caledonia
A rare clear starting point in language history is the introduction of Chinook Jargon into mainland British Columbia (New Caledonia then), which we can place in 1858. The Fraser River gold rush abruptly brought lots of non-Indigenous people into that region, which if a census could’ve been taken would prove 99% Indigenous. The sudden desire and need for communication between establishment and arrivistes in the North American New Caledonia ensure…
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