Lower Columbia Bands

What does this Chinuk Wawa word mean?

taxayam

• hello/goodbye

• thank you

• woman

• river

Answer explanation

Taxayam means hello AND goodbye! Like Aloha in Hawaiian!

What state do we live in?

• Iowa

• Alaska

• Oregon

• California

Answer explanation

Oregon...please tell me you got that right!

What does this phrase mean in Chinuk Wawa?

sitkum-tush nayka

• Disneyland is just the best place.

• Who are you?

• I'm hungry.

• I'm ok.

Answer explanation

Disneyland wasn't a thing when this language was primarily used...

Select two of the tribes included in the Chinook people.

• Multnomah

• Tillamook

• Clatsop

• Nez Perce

Answer explanation

The Tillamook are a tribe along the coast, and the Nez Perce are a tribe in eastern Oregon.

Which fish did the people of the Lower Columbia rely on the MOST?

• Dory

• salmon

• sardines

• bass

Answer explanation

Dory doesn't live anywhere near the coast of Oregon...

The Chinook people traded a lot with other local tribes. What is the main way they traveled?

• Giant monster truck

• Big canoe

• Walked

• They didn't trade.

Answer explanation

Rivers were the main source of travel! They needed those big canoes!

What does this phrase in Chinuk WaWa mean?

heehee

• water

• eagle

• laugh

• boy

Answer explanation

It's an onomatopoeia! (word that sounds like what it is!)

What is the Columbia?

• pond

• lake

• creek

• river

Answer explanation

It's named after a British ship that traveled along it!

Which regions have we talked about so far with Oregonian Native Americans?

• Eastern Oregon

• Klamath Lakes

• Coastal

• Inland Valleys

Answer explanation

Remember the Inland Valleys had camas and moved around quite a bit. The Coastal people had totem poles and stayed put in their nice cedar homes!

What is on the back of the Oregon state flag?

• Nothing

• Beaver

• Duck

• Lewis and Clark

Answer explanation

Fun fact! Oregon is the only state flag to have something on the back!