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unusual facts about Chinook people


Kathrine S. French

While her husband's research focused on ethnobotany and language, hers focused on naming practices and ceremonialism, in a community composed of Sahaptins, Paiutes, and—the Frenches' specialization -- Wasco Chinookans.


John Mix Stanley

Probably written in the winter of 1868–1869, these include his preface, as well as pages describing three plates: a Plains Indian encampment, Chinook burial ground, and a buffalo hunt.

Portland–Milwaukie Light Rail Bridge

Tillicum Crossing Transit Bridge, Bridge of the People: honoring the indigenous Chinook people; the word "Tillicum" means people, tribe, and relatives in Chinook Jargon

Quinault people

The mixture of members with ethnic ties to the modern Quinault tribe is made up of the Quinault, Hoh, Chehalis, Chinook, Cowlitz, Queets, and Quileute peoples.


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