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The road leading to life. Indians of the Chinook tribe“Teach us, show us the way”- is just a little picturesque episode of their works. This work of American...
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The Chinookan peoples were relatively settled and occupied traditional tribal geographic areas, where they hunted and fished; salmon was a mainstay of their diet. The women also gathered and processed many nuts, seeds, roots and other foods. They had a society marked by social stratification, consisting of a number of distinct social castes of greater or lesser status. Upper castes included shamans, warriors, and successful traders. They composed a minority of the community population compare...
The Chinookan peoples have long had a community on the lower Columbia River. These lower Columbia Chinook tribes and bands re-organized in the 20th century, setting up an elected form of government and reviving tribal culture. They first sought recognition as a federally recognized sovereign tribe in the late 20th century, as this would provide cer...
Chinookan-speaking groups include: 1. Lower Chinook(at the mouth of the Columbia River in modern Washington, part of the unrecognized Chinook Indian Nation) 2. Kathlamet or Cathlamet (Cathlahmah)(at the mouth of the Columbia River in modern Oregon and Washington, part of the unrecognized Chinook Indian Nation) 3. Clackamas or Cathlascans (″Those al...
Charles Cultee, the principal informant to early 20th-century anthropologist Franz Boas on his language and tribal studies, especially for Chinook Texts.Ranald MacDonald, mixed-race son of Archibald McDonald, a Scottish Hudson's Bay Company fur trader, and Raven, Chief Concomly's daughter, in Astoria, Oregon, was the first Westerner to teach Englis...About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators ...
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43K views. Instructor Crystal Daining. Crystal has a master's degree in history and loves teaching anyone ages 5-99. Short Summary. The Chinook tribe was highly skilled around the water and...
The Chinook Cultural Committee’s mission is to study, learn, and teach the traditions and ways of our ancestors. The primary focus is to revitalize these lifeways and to educate our community, interested individuals, institutions, government agencies, and the world. The committee members work tirelessly responding to countless requests for ...
Books. Chinookan Peoples of the Lower Columbia Robert T. Boyed, Kenneth M. Ames and Tony A Jonson, Editors. Our Tribal office has this book in stock. Softcover $30, hardcover for $55 plus shipping. Chinook Resilience: Heritage and Cultural Revitalization on the Lower Columbia River by Jon D. Daehnke. Our Tribal office has this book in stock.
The Chinook themselves were on the lower extremity of the river and, with the Clatsop, constituted the now extinct Lower Chinook branch of the linguistic stock (see Native American languages). The village was their main social unit, and a wealthy chief might control several villages. Slavery was common among the Chinook.
