Making WawaA two edged sword of reconciliation and betrayal, Chinook Jargon (aka Wawa) arose at the interface of Indian and White societies in the Pacific Northwest. Wawas sources lie first in the language of the Chinookans who lived along the lower Columbia River, but also with the Nootkans of the outer coast of Vancouver Island. With the arrival of the fur trade, the French voyageurs provided additional vocabulary and cultural practices. Over the next decades,