Billy Chinook

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Billy Chinook was a Native American guide and scout from the Wasco tribe who assisted early 19th-century explorers in the Pacific Northwest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American
person
assisted explorers in the Pacific Northwest
associatedWith Pacific Northwest exploration
Wasco people NERFINISHED
continentOfActivity North America
countryOfActivity United States of America
surface form: United States
culture Wasco NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Chinookan peoples NERFINISHED
ethnicIdentity Native American
ethnicity Wasco NERFINISHED
ethnohistoricSignificance Native guide in early American exploration of the Pacific Northwest
historicalContext U.S. expansion into the Pacific Northwest
knownAs Billy Chinook NERFINISHED
language Wasco language NERFINISHED
memberOf Wasco tribe NERFINISHED
notableFor assisting early 19th-century explorers in the Pacific Northwest
occupation guide
scout
placeOfActivity Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED
region Columbia River Plateau NERFINISHED
role cultural intermediary
interpreter
timePeriod early 19th century

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Lake Billy Chinook namedAfter Billy Chinook
Lake Billy Chinook namedFor Billy Chinook