Abstract This paper describes the Chinook Indian tribes of Washington and Oregon. The writer describes their territory, language, social structure and customs, such as division of labor between the sexes, marriage, and status symbols. The writer also gives an overview of their dietary habits, their hunting methods, and the other foods that they consumed, with some detail on the edible thistle and the fruit named salal.
Outline:
Introduction
Lower Chinookan of Northwestern United States of America
History
Hunting
Vegetables
Fruits
Conclusion
From the Paper "A language called Chinookan, which derives from Tsinu, was predominately spoken among groups of people living in Washington and Oregon along the coasts and along the banks of the Lower Columbian and Willamette Rivers in the 1700s to the early 1900s. Seven groups consist of Chinook proper, the Clackamas, Clatsop, Shoalwater Chinook, Wahkiakum, and Cathlamet (Kathlamet). The Columbia River bisects the territory from east to west and the Willapa Bay in the other side. The coast, of course, is on the whole west side."
