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.

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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

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Chinookan languages usedBy Chinook tribe