Chinook

A North American Indian people of Washington and Oregon, one of the NW Indian groups with an artistic tradition. They were successful middlemen in the trade between coastal Indians and interior Plateau Indians, their language being widely used as a lingua franca. They fished salmon, and traded in dried fish, slaves, canoes, and shells. White contact, dating back to 1805, eventually eroded their culture; most Chinook were moved to reservations. Their language was widely used as a trade lingua franca throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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