Leschi & "no English except a few CJ words"!

[Jeffrey Kopp]

It's from a biography of Chief Leschi at the Web site of the Chief
Leschi School, formerly known as the Puyallup Tribal School.
http://www.leschi.bia.edu/warrior.htm

I think what was meant is he "never learned English except for a few
words (found within) Chinook jargon."

Jeff

On Tue, 10 Apr 2001 20:33:20 -0400, "Dave Robertson"
<TuktiWawa at NETSCAPE.NET> wrote:

>[My apologies; I lost the URL this came from also. -- Dave]
>
>In appearance Leschi was of medium height at 5'7" with strong, heavy shoulders and the slender features of his Yakama blood:
>  A firm jaw, aquiline nose and deep-set brown eyes under a sloping high forehead. As an adult, Leschi was recognized for his
>  intelligence and superb oratorical skills. Having a strong sense of wisdom, he was often called upon to arbitrate and settle
>  disputes within the tribe. He learned to speak both the Sahaptin and Salish languages, but never learned English except for a few
>  words in Chinook jargon.
>
>
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