essay
Chinookans of the Lower Columbia
handbook of north american indians. northeast • 7 • Published In 1990 • Pages: 533-546
By: Silverstein, Michael.
Abstract
This is a comprehensive summary of the ethnography of the Chinookans of the lower Columbia River from the late eighteenth to the mid nineteenth centuries, and will serve as an excellent introduction to the other documents in this file. This work includes information on the various tribal components of the large cultural unit known as 'Chinookans', their history, subsistence patterns, forms of currency, house types, technology, clothing, transort, social and political organization, life cycle events, and ceremonies and spirit power.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2002
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- ca. 1875-1950
- Coverage Place
- Lower Chinook region, southern Washington and northern Oregon, United States
- Notes
- Michael Silverstein
- For bibliography see document 10: [Wayne Suttles]
- LCCN
- 77017162
- LCSH
- Chinook Indians