![]() The Chinookan people were relatively settled, living in villages along the banks of the Columbia River and. The reader may find it helpful to review the appendix before starting to absorb the text of the history itself. The Chinookan peoples include several groups of Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest who shared closely related Chinookan languages and traditionally lived in Washington and Oregon, from the mouth of the Columbia River to The Dalles. The author hopes that his factual story will prove to be interesting reading as well as helpful to those seeking an authentic record.Īn appendix is supplied which explains the ethnology of the various tribes, their customs and characteristics. Their history is sometimes poignant, sometimes tragic, and occasionally humorous. ![]() The Puget Sound, a sound that runs along the northwestern coast of. These struggles brought out the best and the worst traits in men, white and Indian alike. The American Library Association recognizes the Native tribes in Seattle and its. Blame for hostilities did not always rest with the Indians. The period from the early 1840’s to 1879 was filled with danger and death from the warring tribes and is replete with the struggles incident to the settlement of new territory. However, no one has heretofore compiled the story of all of them into a single history. Note that most of these legends are told by tribes of the Pacific Northwest region: Northern California, western Oregon and Washington State, British Columbia, Alaska and the Yukon. Those wars have been adequately recorded, either separately or geographically by States as well as in the general histories. People still living have childhood recollections of those perilous days. Traditional art forms include baskets, hats, capes, blankets, carved wooden household items, masks, paddles, canoes, totem poles, screens, bentwood boxes, stone. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. The last of the Indian wars of the Pacific Northwest was fought barely three-quarters of a century ago. Specifically, 29 members of the Northwest Native American Basketweavers Association.
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