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13 08, 2017

Lewis and Clark – American history

By |2019-11-08T20:16:39-08:00August 13th, 2017|History, North America|Comments Off on Lewis and Clark – American history

Lewis and Clark Who were Lewis and Clark? In 1804 AD, the Sioux people received a visit from official representatives of the newly formed United States government. The visitors' names were Meriwether Lewis [...]

12 08, 2017

Chinook and malaria – American history

By |2017-08-12T17:47:19-07:00August 12th, 2017|History, Native American|Comments Off on Chinook and malaria – American history

A Chinook woman Because the Chinook lived so far north and west, they didn't have any contact with European invaders in the 1500s or 1600s AD. So we don't know much about what the Chinook [...]

10 08, 2017

Chinook clothing – What did Chinook people wear?

By |2019-04-11T05:03:41-07:00August 10th, 2017|History|Comments Off on Chinook clothing – What did Chinook people wear?

Chinook head-shaping board (1860) What did Chinook people make clothes out of? Around 1500 AD, Chinook people, both men and women, wore leather leggings and long leather shirts. Women's shirts were longer than men's, [...]

8 08, 2017

Chinook history – Native Americans

By |2019-03-28T11:27:21-07:00August 8th, 2017|History, Native American|Comments Off on Chinook history – Native Americans

Chinook history involved making baskets (University of Washington - cedar root basket) When did Native people come to the Pacific Northwest? People have lived in the Pacific Northwest since the Paleo-Indian period, [...]

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