Place names convey a people's relationship to the land, their sense of place. For indigenous peoples, place names can also help to revive endangered languages. This book takes readers on a voyage into the history, language, and culture of the Nooksack people of Washington State and BC as it documents more than 150 places named by elders and mentioned in key historical texts. Descriptions of Nooksack history and naming patterns - with maps, photographs, and linguistic analyses of the place names - give life to a nearly extinct language and illuminate the intertwined relationships of place, culture, language, and identity

British Columbia, History, Langues salish Phonologie, Langues salish Sémantique, Names, Geographical Nooksack, Names, Geographical Social aspects, Names, Geographical Social aspects British Columbia, Names, Geographical Social aspects Washington (State), Noms géographiques Aspect social Colombie-Britannique, Noms géographiques Aspect social Wash

Nooksack phonemes and orthographic conventions pt. 1. About this book and its sources. 1. Introduction. 2. Major sources and their interpretation pt. 2. Nooksack place names. 3. Introduction and phonological comments. 4. Analysis of the place names pt. 3. Geography, semantics, and culture. 5. Naming patterns. 6. Conclusion Index of places by number Index of places by Nooksack name Index of English-named locations