Chinook tribe
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The Chinook tribe is a group of Indigenous peoples from the Pacific Northwest of North America, traditionally living along the lower Columbia River and renowned for their river-based trade networks and rich maritime culture.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
colonial expansion
ⓘ
epidemic diseases ⓘ smallpox ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalPractice |
elaborate gift-giving
ⓘ
potlatch ceremonies ⓘ ritual feasting ⓘ |
| developedTradeLanguage | Chinook Jargon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| encountered | Lewis and Clark Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
fur trade era
ⓘ
pre-contact Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| housingMaterial | cedar planks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
intertribal trade
ⓘ
large dugout canoes ⓘ maritime culture ⓘ plank houses ⓘ river-based trade networks ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Chinookan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernOrganization | Chinook Indian Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| seeks | federal recognition in the United States ⓘ |
| socialClass |
commoners
ⓘ
nobles ⓘ slaves ⓘ |
| socialStructure | stratified society ⓘ |
| spiritualBelief | spirit powers ⓘ |
| spiritualSpecialist | shamans ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
berries
ⓘ
salmon ⓘ shellfish ⓘ sturgeon ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | plank longhouses ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Chinookan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Chinook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Columbia River estuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lower Columbia River NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Oregon ⓘ present-day Washington ⓘ |
| watercraft | cedar dugout canoes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.