Chinook Indians

the Chinook Indians used bows and arrows spears and anything they could get their hands on.

No, an area of land managed by a Native American tribe under the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs is an Indian reservation. Because Native American tribes have limited national sovereignty, laws on tribal lands vary from the surrounding area. These laws can permit legal casinos on reservations, for example, which attract tourists.

A reservoir is an artificial lake used to store water. Reservoirs are often created by building a reinforced dam, usually out of concrete, earth, rock, or a mixture across a river or stream. Once the dam is completed, the stream fills the reservoir.

Yes, birds, water fowl, elk, deer, and more.

The US Government not honoring treaties they signed with the Chinooks.

Now days Chinook children go to school like other American children. Many Chinook children take time out of the school day once a week and learn Chinook stories, songs and dances. In the summer some Chinook children take part in the Inter Tribal Canoe Journey and learn to paddle canoes for long distances, camping along the way. At night they learn about their ancestors and perform songs and dances. On the final day of the journey the host gives a large potlatch.

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The Chinook Indian Nation consists of five tribes that have inhabited SW Washington's and NW Oregon's Lower Columbia River since time immemorial. These tribes are the Clatsop, Cathlamet, Wahkiakum, Willapa and the Lower Chinook.

bows and axe

No. No Chinook person has ever been melted.

How did Chinook get its name you ask. First it got its name from this place called the Columbia River. (still not sure about it though)

Start with small amounts poured from the container into your hand. It's a good way to avoid mishaps If you pour too much into your hand it doesn't spoil your dish. If you start with small amounts of seasonings you can always add more but if you add too much you can't take it out. Taste after each time you add something to be sure it's enough for your liking. When seasoning something that needs to be cooked be sure to slightly underseason before you cook it. You can always add more at the table.

Their environment provided them with an abundant food supply, therefore they did not have to create their own (by growing crops).

Chinook jargon was spoken from California to Alaska. It made it possible for many diverse people to communicate and carry out trade.

probably because the moved around too much. they didn't want to have to keep starting over

Clatsop Indians, a band of Chinook Indians living on the South side of the Columbia River near present day Astoria, Oregon ate all kinds of seafood, except eel, deer, elk, seals, ducks, and geese. Camas roots were an important part of the diet too as well as all kinds of berries.

From 10s of thousands of people pre-European contact to the 1000s in the early to mid-1800s. Some large villages went from several hundred people to just a dozen or so during the small pox epidemic.

yes in war and for hunting. In war they also used war clubs.

Yes. See their website, listed on the link below:

The Chinooks were fishing people. Their main food was salmon, but they also hunted for deer and birds.

They also ate roots, berries, and alot of other fish and sea animals.

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.

Some Indians did not need to farm because food was readily available in the form of fish and other seafood, plus berries and fruits gathered in the forest, and small and large game animals.

Every Chinook village had a head man or head woman. This leader was usually from a wealthy family. The head man ran the village and settled disputes and gave the potlatches. After the head man and his family there were other wealthy people who had more status in the village, there were the everyday people and then there were slaves.

In modern times there is an elected Council.

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.

The Chinook Indians fed and housed the Lewis and Clark over the winter of 1805/6. With out the Chinook's help Lewis and Clark may not have made it back to their homes.