USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Wasco bands on the Columbia River were the eastern-most group of Chinookan-speaking Indians. They were principally fishermen and had frequent contact with other Indians throughout the region through abundant trade.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chinook Homelands Chinook people lived along the final stretch of the Columbia River, along with neighboring Lower Chinook peoples–the Clatsop and Cathlamet. The Chinook tribe is based as far west as the Washington coast goes, right at the river mouth on the Washington side.

Detailed explanation-3: -These tribes include the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs, and Yakama Nation, Nez Perce Tribe and the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation. The Warm Springs and Yakama Tribes have ceded lands within the National Scenic Area but all four have strong ties to the river.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chinook, North American Indians of the Northwest Coast who spoke Chinookan languages and traditionally lived in what are now Washington and Oregon, from the mouth of the Columbia River to The Dalles. The Chinook were famous as traders, with connections stretching as far as the Great Plains.

Detailed explanation-5: -Four of these tribes are the Yakama, Umatilla, Warm Springs, and Nez Perce. These tribes are known as “Plateau tribes” because their home is called the Columbia Plateau. The Plateau Indians are still here today.