Olympic snowboarding connection with Chinook Jargon

[Bernard Schulmann]

The family is well know in the Lytton - Lillooet area.

David Robertson wrote:

>I couldn't resist posting this.  
>
>While watching CBC Winter Olympics coverage last night, I thought I heard 
>the name Rebagliati associated with the winner of the first Olympic 
>snowboarding medal ever.  (Nagano, Japan, 1998.)  A bit of googling shows 
>that he's from Vancouver; his grandmother Sylvia Rebagliati was mentioned 
>as well, and she appears to be from Lytton.  In a couple issues of 
>Kamloops Wawa, a Mr. Rebagliati who was acquainted with Father Le Jeune 
>advertised his Lytton ranch for sale.  
>
>The funniest connections happen sometimes.
>
>--Dave R
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