Tsimshian

Indigenous Language Map - Tsimshian

Tsimshian has been spoken at Metlakatla on Annette Island in the southeastern tip of the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Panhandle since the people moved there from Canada in 1887 under the leadership of missionary William Duncan.
 
Currently, of the 1,300 Tsimshian people living in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, not more than 70 of the most elderly speak the language.
 
Franz Boas did extensive research on the language in the early 1900s, and in 1977 the Metlakatlans adopted a standard practical orthography for use also by the Canadian Coast Tsimshians.

Common Expressions

way dankoo thank you

Links and Resources

  •  - Restoring Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian languages is a priority.