The word Lulu

[Bernard Schulmann]

Lulu Island is Musqueam/Cowichan territory (and I think also the New
West, Coquitlam and Katzie Bands)   The communities that we now call
Sto:lo do not extend past the abbotsford/langley boundary.

Lulu island seems to have been an important point where the halkomelam
from the island the the lower mainland overlapped (and gathered?)

Bernard

Theresa Kishkan wrote:

> Hi Bernard, List members,
>
> Walbran says this of Lulu Island: "Named, in 1862, by Colonel Moody,
> R.E., in command of a detachment of the Royal Engineers then stationed
> at New Westminster, after Lulu Sweet, a young actress belonging to the
> first theatrical troupe that ever acted in that city. Her conduct,
> acting and graceful manners gave great satisfaction, and were
> appreciated to such an extend by her friends and patrons that the
> island was named after her.
>
> Does the island show up on the Sto:lo atlas? I don't have a copy.
> Or is it in Musqueam territory?
>
> Theresa K.
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Bernard Schulmann <mailto:bernard at SHAMA.CA>
>     To: CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
>     <mailto:CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG>
>     Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 10:26 AM
>     Subject: The word Lulu
>
>     I presume than that the name for the island Richmond BC sits on comes
>     from the Chinook word lu'lu (Lulu island)   Can anyone confirm this
>     and explain why?    The name for the island is rarely used as the
>     city of Richmond takes up most of the island.
>
>     Bernard in Victoria now
>     >
>     >
>     >---- Original Message ----
>     >From: ddr11 at COLUMBIA.EDU <mailto:ddr11 at COLUMBIA.EDU>
>     >To: CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
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>     >Subject: RE: 2005 Chinuk-Wawa Lu'lu, Victoria: dates?
>     >Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 23:19:56 -0400
>     >
>     >>Naika tlus tilikom,
>     >>
>     >>The 2005 Chinuk-Wawa Lu'lu (Chinook Gathering) is to be held here in
>     >>Victoria, BC.
>     >>
>     >>As the site coordinator (??), I'd been thinking of scheduling the
>     >Lu'lu to
>     >>overlap with the Salish conference next August...but it turns out
>     >that's
>     >>going to be held at Musqueam First Nation in Vancouver instead.
>     >>
>     >>Now that I've thought a little more, that seems just fine.  Another
>     >>gathering that definitely is happening in Victoria next summer is
>     >the
>     >>Stabilizing Indigenous Languages (StIL) conference.  This seems like
>     >a
>     >>better event to coordinate with, because (A) it's less linguisticky
>     >and (B)
>     >>way more people will be there.  Plus (C) there'll be a stronger
>     >emphasis on
>     >>actually using languages like Chinuk-Wawa instead of just
>     >researching
>     >>them.  And (D) there's a good chance that some of you on this list
>     >will be
>     >>presenting at StIL.
>     >>
>     >>The Stabilizing Ind Lgs conferences seem to happen in June, so this
>     >means
>     >>our Chinuk-Wawa Lu'lu would probably happen just before or just
>     >>afterwards...early or late June?
>     >>
>     >>I'm soliciting our listmembers' opinions on all this.  Tlus msaika
>     >wawa
>     >>naika ikta msaika tomtom.
>     >>
>     >>--Dave R.
>     >>
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