Chinook Test Your Knowledge

What waterway did/do the Chinook associate with?

• Puget Sound

• Green River

• Lake Washington

• Columbia River

In the Chinook creation myth, the Chinook people came from...

• the blubber of the whale

• Amotkan, the creator

• the North Wind & South Storm

• the cracked eggs of the Thunderbird

• Moon, the transformer

In Chinook jargon, the Columbia River is called

• Chuck

• Iyagayt'l imat

• Patlatch

• Skookum

Chinook jargon is also known as

• Chinook la lang

• Chinuk hoh’-hoh

• Chinook wawa

• Chinuk cul’ -tuswau’ -wau

What did William Clark steal from the Chinook Tribe and was repatriated back in 2011?

• Bentwood box

• Woven basket

• Totem Pole

• A canoe

Who is the current tribal chair of the Chinook Tribe?

• Marybeth Kramer

• Tony Johnson

• Manuel Rangel

• Robert T. Boyd

Are they federally recognized

• Yes

• No

• Yes, but it was taken away

• Yes, but it is still awaiting final approval from the President of the US

Which US President's administration reversed the Chinook Tribe's federal recognition decision?

• Trump

• Clinton

• George W Bush

• George HW Bush

What is the name of the treaty that the US government signed with the Chinook Tribe?

• Neo Bay Treaty

• Point Elliot Treaty

• Douglas Treaties

• The US government and the Chinook Tribe did not sign a treaty together.

Which tribes are included within the Chinook Indian Nation?

• Lower Chinook

• Kathlamet

• Wahkiakum

• Willapa

• Clatsop