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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Native American creation myths - A cross-legged man from Spiro Mound (modern Oklahoma), 900-1450 AD Where did Native people come from? Each group of people in North America had their own [...]
Chinook Thunderbird totem pole How were the first Chinook born? In the beginning, the first men came down from the sky. They were Thunderbird's children. Thunderbird laid eggs on Saddle [...]
Nez Perce pictograph carved into a rock The Nez Perce, who call themselves the Nimiipuu, meaning "The People", seem to have come down from Alaska to the Pacific Northwest about 10,000 [...]
Cahokia mound in Illinois, where a Mississippian city was When did the Mississippian period start? After 800 AD the Mississippian culture developed all along the Mississippi and the Missouri valleys, replacing [...]
(University of Washington - cedar root basket) To make your own basket at home, you can buy already prepared reeds at any craft store, or pick long, flexible branches from [...]
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, [...]
Archaic North America - the glaciers melted with the end of the Ice Age When did the Archaic period begin? After the Paleo-Indian period, came the Archaic period. The Archaic started [...]
