Chinook Natives

Chinook Natives

History

Judicial Branch/ Tribal Court

Old government

Government

Definition:

-"Tribal court" means a court with jurisdiction over child costudy proceedings and that is either a Court of Indian Offenses, a court established and operated under the code of custom of an Indian tribe or any other administrative body of a tribe that is vested with authority over child custody proceedings.

Charles Funk - Position 5

-Born in , South Bend WA

-Currently resides in Chehalis, WA

-Elected 2004

-Re-elected 2008

Marcheta (Keta) Van Patten - Position 8

-Born inAberdeen WA

-Currently resides in Ocean Park, WA

-Elected 2012

-Chiefs were always men

-Clan leaders could be man OR women

-Each village was lead by a local chief or headman

-Two other social statuses were the shaman, and the warriors

-There was a head of each family or house, usually the man

Carol Sheperd - Position 2

-Born in Astoria, OR

-Currently resides in Hammand, OR

-Elected 2013

Kate Elliot - Position 9

-Born in Longview, WA

-Currently resides in Great Seattle Area, WA

-Elected 2011

-Had been trading with the British and Americans for decades

-British/Americans brought disease

-They had a Malaria epidemic in 1825

-Known for trading

-Traded conoes, and participated in slave trade

-Known for being peaceful/laid back

-Know for participating in 'flatheading'

What else?

Lewis and Clark

Chairman

Legislative Branch/ Tribal Council

-Gave Lewis & Clark Gifts

-First encountered Lewis & Clark in 1805

-They numbered in the 400s

-Fed and housed the group during the winter

-Meriwether Lewis wrote of the Chinook in his journal, saying, "These people the Chinnooks...have been very friendly to us; they appear to be a mild inoffensive people. ..."

Reservations

Definition:

A Tribal Council is either: a First Nations government in Canada or, an association of Native American bands in the US: or, the governing body for certain tribes within the US or elsewhere. In both countries they are generally formed along regional, ethnic, or linguist lines.

Tribal council = Chairman + Tribal Courts

Chairman Ray Gardner

-Born in Southbend, WA

-Currently lives in Menlo, WA

-Elected June 2001

-Re-elected 2012

-Wants to help get their Acknowledgment

-Definition:

-A person, esp. a man, designated to preside over a meeting

-A person, esp. a man, who is the administrative head of a department of instruction at a college or university

-There are 29 federally recognized tribes in Washington

-Laws in the reservations don't have to match state laws

-No alcohol allowed in some reservations

-Gambling allowed

-Casinos are called the 'New Buffalo'

-Casinos provide more jobs

The Chinook impacted Washington through culture, history, and government.

Bibliography

-The Washington Journey Textbook

-chinooknation.org/counsil.html

-nationalgeographic.com

-native-net.org

-bigorrin.org

-britannica.com

-wiki

Men-vs-Women

Culture

-The women gathered plants, herbs, and clams

-Women also did most of the child care and cooking

-Both men AND women took part in trade, storytelling, artwork, music, and traditional medicine

-The chief was always a man

-Clan leaders could be male OR female

Food/Entertainment

War/Violence

-Fished for salmon

-Hunted Deer, Elk,and Sea Mammals

-The men played a form of LaCrosse

-Women gathered shellfish, roots,

clams, and berries.

-They used bows/arrows in hunting and war

-Their arrows were 1-2 feet long with a flint arrowhead

-They also used spears for hunting and war

-They would either thrust them, or throw them

-The spears were 4-6 feet long, with either a flint or wooden spearhead

-Although, the Chinook were very peaceful

-To settle arguments, they would hold contests

-Although if they were unsatisfied with the contests, they'd hire assassins

Clothing/Housing

-Men wore either breeches or nothing

-Women wore skirts

-The skirts were made of either short bark or grass

-They wore tulle rush caps to protect themselves from rain

-In the winter, they wore fur robes and moccasins

-Would paint/tattoo themselves

-The women wore bead necklaces

-Practiced 'flatheading'

-Lived in long houses

-Long houses made of red cedar trees

-Houses always faced the ocean

-Houses housed an entire extended family

-Longhouses were around 70 feet long

By: Elise Walker