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Information about the Chinook Indians for students and teachers. Covers food, homes, arts and crafts, weapons, culture, and daily life of the Chinooks.
The Chinook Indian Nation is made up of the five Chinookan peoples who live at the mouth of the Columbia and on the nearby seacoast—the Clatsop, the Cathlament, the Lower Chinook, the Willapa, and the Wahkiakum. It has about 3,000 members.
1 paź 2024 · The Chinook Indian Nation, consisting of the five westernmost Tribes of Chinookan peoples, Lower Chinook, Clatsop, Willapa, Wahkiakum and Kathlamet is currently (2021) working to obtain federal recognition.
20 lis 2012 · This article contains interesting facts, pictures and information about the life of the Chinook Native American Indian Tribe of the Northwest Pacific Coast. The Chinook Tribe. Summary and Definition: The Chinook tribe were great fishers and traders who were located along the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean.
Chinook, North American Indians of the Northwest Coast who spoke Chinookan languages and traditionally lived in what are now Washington and Oregon, from the mouth of the Columbia River to The Dalles. The Chinook were famous as traders, with connections stretching as far as the Great Plains.
Chinook shĭno͝okˈ, chĭ– , Native American tribe of the Penutian linguistic stock. Altogether twelve main tribes spoke Chinook languages; all were in the Columbia River valley.
Today the native people of the Northwest Coast have lives like many Americans: They live in modern homes and send their kids to school. But many also remember their heritage by doing things...
