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The Chinook In dian T ribe

The Chinook In dian T ribe. Northwest America. Location. NW America. River dwellers living in northwest Oregon and west Washington. Most tribes along the Columbia river. American explorers Lewis and Clark encountered the Chinook as they explored the Columbia River region in 1805. Lifestyle.

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The Chinook In dian T ribe

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  1. The Chinook IndianTribe NorthwestAmerica

  2. Location • NW America. River dwellers living in northwest Oregon and west Washington. Most tribes along the Columbia river. • American explorers Lewis and Clark encountered the Chinook as they explored the Columbia River region in 1805.

  3. Lifestyle • Mostly fished salmon a the falls of the Willamette and along the Columbia river. Also gathered roots and berries indigenous to the region. • Skillful traders inside and outside their tribes. Kept and traded slaves. Expert canoe builders (made out of hollowed out single logs). • There was no clan or gentile organization, and the village was the chief social unit. In general each settlement was independent. • Noteworthy chieftan: Comcomly

  4. Housing • The houses were of wood and very large, being occupied on the communal principle by 3 or 4 families and often containing 20 or more individuals. /Plank house/ • Their villages were fairly permanent, though there was much moving about in summer, owing to the nature of the food supply.

  5. Population • At first contact Lewis and Clark estimated 16.000 people. • In 1829, there occurred an epidemic called ague fever which in a single summer swept away four-fifths of the entire native population. (The disease was of unknown origin) • In 1885 the total number was estimated from 500 to 600, for the greater part on Warm Springs, Yakima, and Grande Ronde reservations, Oregon.

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