Conveying Good Will
On October 18th, 1805, Captain William Clark wrote:
Several canoes of Indians Came down and joined those with us, we had a council with those in which we informed of our friendly intentions towards them and all other of our red children; of our wish to make a piece between all of our red Children in this quarter &c. &c. this was conveyed by Signs thro: our 2 Chiefs who accompanied us, and was understood, we made a 2d Chief and gave Strings of wompom to them all in remembrance of what we Said — four men in a Canoe came up from a large encampment on an Island in the River about 8 miles below, they delayed but a fiew minits and returned, without Speaking a word to us...The Great Chief of the Chim-â pum nation (gave) drew me a Sketch of the Columbia above and the tribes of his nation, living on the bank, and its waters, and the Tâpe tett river which falls in 18 miles above on the westerly side... (Clark, from Moulton V.5, 296)
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Yakama greeting example
“Kwah-thlah huhm ee-chay way way an-now-way”
We are happy you folks have come.
Agnes Tulee, Yakama, Mamachet dialect
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