"Chinook Jargon" is an example of a jargon that was used in western North America. It was widely used between the First Nations people and the European fur traders in the 1800's, but is seldom used now.

Many Chinook words are familiar to people in British Columbia. Place names, street names and other names often come come from Chinook words. Can you find the meaning for these places that use Chinook Jargon words?

Hint: Use the word list!

Mesatchie Lake (Vancouver Island)
Cultus Lake (Fraser Valley)
Tillicum Mall (Victoria)
Hyack Festival (New Westminster)
Siwash Rock (Stanley Park, Vancouver)
Skookumchuck (place names in several parts of B.C.)
Tyee Plaza (Nanaimo)
Saghalie Heights (subdivision in Kamloops)