Book
The Chinook Indians: traders of the Lower Columbia River
University of Oklahoma Press • 138 • Published In 1976 • Pages: xvi, 349 , plates
By: Ruby, Robert H., Brown, John Arthur.
Abstract
This is a detailed culture history of the lower Chinookan peoples, particularly of the Chinooks proper and the closely related Clatsops, living near the mouth of the Columbia River in the states of Washington and Oregon. Although the general range of coverage in this work runs from the fifth century A.D. to the mid twentieth century, most of the data in this document is time specific to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The major ethnographic emphasis in this study is on European/American-Chinookan trade relations, especially in regard to the fur trade and the long term effects it had on Indian society. Interspersed throughout the text are brief commentaries on such topics as political organization, sickness, slavery, settlements, hunting and fishing activities, burial customs, etc.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Historian
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2002
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1702-1900 centuries
- Coverage Place
- Lower Chinook region, southern Washington and northern Oregon, United States
- Notes
- by Robert H. Ruby and John A. Brown
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-336)
- LCCN
- 75040148
- LCSH
- Chinook Indians