721+Chinook,+the+Northwest

= Chinook,the Northwest =

=Members: = = Mayumi Gurung = = Jason Liang = = Keshon Suthakaran = = Sadie Read = = Stanley Yashayev = = Laila Davis =

1) The study of Chinook history is important to our lives because it answers our skepticism about the past. This contributes to our lives because if it weren't for the Chinook, the cycle of influence that’s passed down from generation would be disrupted

2) The Chinook formed their government so they could become more organized and powerful. They lived in permanent villages run by clan chiefs. Their main trade was salmon, and the abundance let them become powerful.

3) The Chinooks and Europeans got along because the Chinooks were used to trading with the Europeans so it was a neutral relationship. The way the Chinooks got along better with the Europeans was to trade large quantities of valuable things. Both Chinooks and Europeans celebrated religious festivals and/or rituals together.

This is the current Chinook salmon symbol that shows how important the salmon was and is to their history and culture.

This is an arrowhead made from the Chinook Natives it is one of many weapons used to hunt for food



This artifact is probably a basket for harvest,plants/herbs,or maybe even to carry fish that was caught.