Chinook Indians

The Chinook Indians lived in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, specifically along the Columbia River and its tributaries. They inhabited a variety of landforms, including coastal areas, river valleys, and forests. The Chinook relied on the rich resources of these diverse environments for sustenance and trade.

Ah, the Chinook people had a deep connection to nature and the spirits around them. Their beliefs were rooted in honoring the land, animals, and ancestors. They found peace and guidance in the world around them, creating a beautiful harmony with their surroundings.

they were warm and cold climite

the winter was cold

the summers were warm and fall pretty cold

Temperate Rainforest

Sticks

At birth, the Chinookans would flatten certain children's heads by applying continuous pressure with a board, thereby enabling a social hierarchy that placed flat-headed community members above those with round heads. This ranking was inherited.

Chief Comcomly was a prominent Chief of the Chinook people, a Native American tribe in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. He was a major figure in the fur trade during the early 1800s and had a reputation for being a skilled negotiator. Comcomly maintained a large trading network and had good relations with European traders, particularly the British. He also played a significant role in the Lewis and Clark expedition by assisting the expedition in obtaining necessary supplies and guides.

seaweed,roots, and berries

The easy answer is an expertly carved canoe that was black on the outside and red on the inside - the bow always has a head a little bit like a dog's head. Lewis and Clark took a Chinook canoe in 1860. The descendants of Wm. Clark returned a 38 foot replica canoe to the Chinook Tribe on 2011

the women did the gathering, house chores, and the baby siting while the men hunt and fish for food

Answer #2:

Both male and females; young and old did such tasks. It should be noted that the majority of these tasks were taken up by persons in divisions, as: Children (at a certain age) began to follow the mother and father; before this they learned tasks suitable to their roles. Women mostly gathered, and tended the home while men tended to hunt (classic gender roles). The 'young' were cared for by the 'grandparents' who were wiser (by age) and could not do those things left to the young.

Chinooks traded things from fish to seashells to many people, including the Europeans and other Indians. Chinooks also traded human slaves.

The Chumash had a variety of food supplies and used over a hundred different kinds of fish. They also gathered clams, mussels, and abalone.

They ate many different kinds of wild plants, too.

They traded among themselves and hunted both small and large animals for food.

Also, I forgot the corn, which was the second most important food of the Chumash tribe.

the chinooks made bowls and plates from clay and other different materials to eat off of

Although the question is quite vague, I assume the person posting the query is asking about the crafts of the people indigenous to the Pacific Northwest.

Each Northwest Indian nation has its own characteristic designs, of course, and those familiar with native Pacific Northwest art can tell what tribe or even what village a piece came from at a glance. Arts and crafts Northwest Indian artists are best known for include basketry (including distinctive basket hats and capes), intricate woodcarving (especially ceremonial masks and majestic totem poles), and weavings (including the unusual Chilkat blankets).

Chinook men didn't usually wear clothing at all, though some men wore a breech-clouth. Women wore short skirts made of cedar bark or grass. In the rain, the Chinooks wore tule rush capes, and in colder weather, they wore fur robes and moccasins on their feet. Later, after European influence, many people began wearing blanket robes. Both men and women sometimes wore a basket hat made of finely woven spruce root.


Today, some Chinook people still have a blanket cloak or basket hat, but they wear modern clothes like jeans instead of breechcloths.

They ate mainly salmon, and other fish, as they had an abundance of fish readily available in their homeland.

Potlatch, cry

Yes and No....
The Chinooks were recognized until the 1950s. The relationship between the Chinooks and the US government was terminated in the the Oregon Termination Act. The Chinook got recognized again the late 1990s but it was stripped when George W. Bush took office in 2000. They are still working to regain their rightful status today.

No, they lived in longhouses.

La maman or mama (Chinook jargon loan words from French and English).

If a whale became beatched they would use the whale for blubber and food.

There are many people with Chinook ancestry, who are enrolled on the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation. There are also over 2,000 people enrolled as members of the Chinook Nation.

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 Makah were skillful whale hunters. The Chinooks fished for river salmon. Shellfish and game were important foods too.