The Chinook Indians have lived (and still do) in their ancestral homelands for about 10,000 years. The ancestral homeland of the Chinook people is:
From West to East from the mouth of the Columbia River East to the present day Oregon city The Dalles. And from North to south from the present day Washington town of Grayland South to the Oregon town of Tillamook.
The US Government not honoring treaties they signed with the Chinooks.
Very few. Chinooks were peaceful because it was good for trade.
Chinooks were fairly peaceful. As traders they were friendly with many other tribes.
Traditionally Chinooks were not farmers and didn't plant crops as we do today. Chinooks gathered berries and roots for eating and certain grasses for weaving. They did encourage the items they gathered to continue growing.
Chinooks did not go to war very often. They were expert traders and needed to be friends with all tribes.
Because Chinooks were very good traders. They had lots of practice at it and always learned from their mistakes and wins.
the Chinook Indians used bows and arrows, spears, and anything they could iether trade or make.
the chinooks celibrated potlaches
they were warm and cold climite the winter was cold the summers were warm and fall pretty cold Temperate Rainforest
what bodies of water are near to them in the chinooks
SOUTHEAST
The Chinook people thought a flat head was beautiful. It was a sign of good parenting. Slaves of the Chinooks were not allowed to flatten their heads.