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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.
Apr 7, 2021 · A coastal nation comprising two tribes and descendants from several others, the Quinault live about 100 miles north of Bay Center.
Apr 6, 2023 · Published: Apr. 6, 2023 at 9:31 AM PDT. (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...
- Simon Gutierrez
Nov 20, 2022 · Recognition is the valve that opens access to the kinds of services the government agreed to provide in exchange for arguably some of the most strategic and productive land in the Lower 48. “We ...
- Karina Brown
Apr 17, 2021 · The Chinook Indian Nation has about 3,000 members who mostly live near the mouth of the Columbia River in southwest Washington. But they're not on the list of federally recognized tribes —...
- Eilis O'neill
Oct 29, 2015 · The Chinook have no funding or formal system to preserve their cultural history. That's just one effect of the federal government's refusal to officially recognize the Chinook Indian Nation. The five tribes of the Chinook Indian Nation say they have lived around the mouth of the Columbia River "since time immemorial."
Jun 21, 2018 · A U.S. District Court judge in Tacoma has ruled that seven of eight claims brought by the Chinook Indian Nation will move forward. It’s a victory for the tribe, which has been fighting for...
