Book

The Chinook Indians: traders of the Lower Columbia River

University of Oklahoma Press138 • 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.
Subjects
Morbidity
Mortality
History
Acculturation and culture contact
Body alterations
External trade
Retail marketing
Slavery
Community heads
External relations
Public welfare
Missions
culture
Chinookans of the Lower Columbia River
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