Contacts re Stuwix

[phil cash cash]

good words! thanks dave,

phil cash cash
cayuse/nez perce

-----Original Message-----
From: David Lewis <coyotez at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>
To: CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG <CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG>
Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: Contacts re Stuwix


>I think it is important to remember that we should not assume that
>Indigenous people know nothing of their own history and language and that
>academia holds all of the answers. This has been a historic problem with
>all scientists who assume they are the experts over the native peoples they
>are studying. Perhaps you did not mean it that way, but what is written
>here can be interpreted to mean this very easily.  There are various
>reasons why native people do not let the whole world know they already hold
>the knowledge of their past and most of them center around the histories of
>colonialism here. Please be careful in how you phrase your enthusiasm and
>willingness to pass on what you know to Indigenous people. I'm sure that if
>you said this to these people, they would not be as cooperative or thankful
>of your information as you would like.
>In Spirit
>David
>
>At 12:12 PM 01/17/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>>I'm happy to report that the Union of BC Indian Chiefs has an extensive
>>set of links and other resources in its website at
>>http://www.ubcic.bc.ca/.  Off its links page I managed to find:
>>
>>http://vancouver.miningco.com/local/vancouver/msub21.htm
>>
>>which includes links to directories of band addresses and other
>>resources.  The band addresses are actually at
>>http://www.dickshovel.com/, which some of you may be familiar with as a
>>major native political and cultural site-resource; if I recall correctly
>>that was also the site that had a fascinating on-line history of
>>railway/native/Metis politics in the 19th Century that's well worth the
>>read.
>>
>>The main UBCIC links page is:
>>
>>http://www.ubcic.bc.ca/links.htm
>>
>>If anyone wants to write or fax directly to any of the following bands,
>>"ATTN Language Dept." or something to that effect would make sure it
>>gets to the right person.  I'm sure any local native historian would be
>>glad to hear of an opportunity to solve the mystery of the Stuwix'
>>origin and might already have a list of such unknown words already
>>researched.  "Stuwix" is, I think, Nlaka'pamux although the book never
>>quite says it that way; it may be Syilx (Okanagan); it's not clear from
>>the book if it means "the strangers" or not.
>>
>>The Upper and Lower Similkameen Bands are Okanagan.  The Lower Nicola
>>Band is Nlaka'pamux; I'm not sure if the Upper Nicola Band is
>>Nlaka'pamux or Spaxomin, or both; there is no mention of a separate
>>Douglas Lake community government, which is the core locality of the
>>Spaxomin; they may have merged with the Nlaka'pamux (Sce'exmx)
>>neighbours in Merritt a while ago (maybe Terry G knows).  Sounds as if
>>the Stuwix were current through the upper Similkameen as well as up to
>>Douglas Lake and maybe Tulameen; it'll be interesting to see the
>>distribution of those placenames.
>>
>>I'll see if I can find out who the relevant specialist at Simon Fraser
>>Univ. is.....
>>
>>Upper Similkameen Indian Band
>>P.O. Box 310
>>Keremeos, BC VOX I N0
>>(250) 499-2221
>>FAX 499-5117
>>
>>Upper Nicola Indian Band
>>P.O. Bag 3700
>>Merritt, BC VOK 2B0
>>(250) 350-3342
>>FAX 350-3311
>>
>>Lower Nicola Indian Band
>>R.R. 1, Site 17, Comp. 18
>>Merritt, BC VOK 2BO
>>(250) 378-5157
>>FAX 378-6188
>>
>>Lower Similkameen Band
>>Admin.Office
>>P.O. Box 100
>>Keremeos BC V0X 1N0
>>(250) 499-5528
>>FAX 499-5335
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