A member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes
One of a tribe of North American Indians now living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of flattening their skulls. Chinooks also called
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large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
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a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook people
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pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
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a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes
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a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
n.
One of a tribe of North American Indians now living in the
state of Washington, noted for the custom of flattening their skulls.
Chinooks also called Flathead Indians.
n.
A warm westerly wind from the country of the Chinooks,
sometimes experienced on the slope of the Rocky Mountains, in Montana
and the adjacent territory.
n.
A jargon of words from various languages (the largest
proportion of which is from that of the Chinooks) generally understood
by all the Indian tribes of the northwestern territories of the United
States.
Chinook
One of a tribe of North American Indians now living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of flattening their skulls. Chinooks also called
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