00459

Title

Subject

Description

Bible selections printed by Jesuit missionaries in Montana for native speakers of Kalispel, a Salishan language spoken on the Northwest Plateau. The translations were intended for the translator's personal use but were later published for Kalispel speakers.

Creator

Giorda, Joseph, 1823–1882.

Source

00459, [Kalispel Bible (summaries)]. Łu tel kaimintis kolinzuten kuitlt smiimii. Some Narratives, from the Holy Bible, in Kalispel. Compiled by the Missionaries of the Society of Jesus. St. Ignatius, Montana: St. Ignatius Print, 1879.

Relation

NativeAmerican

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Kalispel

Type

Book

Collection

The Thomas J. Harrison Bible Collection

Citation

Giorda, Joseph, 1823–1882., “00459,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed February 7, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/829.