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The Chinook Indian Nation, consisting of the five westernmost tribes of Chinookan peoples, Lower Chinook, Clatsop, Willapa, Wahkiakum, and Kathlamet is currently (2024) working to restore federal recognition. The Chinook Nation gained Federal Recognition on January 3, 2001 from the Department of Interior under President Bill Clinton.
Apr 7, 2021 · For over 120 years, the Chinook Indian Nation has been trying to prove its sovereignty to the United States government by seeking formal federal recognition. Official status acknowledges the...
Feb 23, 2024 · The Chinook Indian Nation is closer to regaining its status as a federally recognized tribe following a “landmark” legal decision, which reaffirmed that its tribal members as the rightful heirs...
Nov 20, 2022 · The Chinook have a strong presence in the annual canoe journeys practiced by tribes along the Pacific Northwest coast, as well as relationships with local governments, recognized tribes inland...
- Karina Brown
Apr 6, 2023 · (KPTV) - A Native American tribe whose ancestral home is near the mouth of the Columbia River is hoping for some movement in its decades-long quest to be recognized by the U.S. Government. The...
- Simon Gutierrez
Oct 29, 2015 · But today, there is no official Chinook territory - at least not according to the federal government, which refuses to recognize the 3,000-member nation as a sovereign entity despite legal battles stretching back 164 years.
Jan 3, 2001 · The Chinook Indian Tribe/Chinook Nation is located in western Washington State with significant portions of the approximately 2,000-member tribal population having lived along the shores of Willapa Bay and the Columbia River 25 to 45 miles to the south and southeast of Bay Center.
