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cedar plank house was the traditional dwelling of the Chinook people.
From spring until fall, the Chinook lived in these houses along the
river, with pleasant southern sun, gentle breezes to drive away bugs
and most importantly, abundant salmon and sturgeon. In the winter,
the Chinook moved to permanent winter houses on Willapa Bay much like
this one sketched by James Swan around 1852." |
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painting, right, depicts the life style of a Chinook village. Saddle
Mountain rises in the background. I found a similar location at Middle
Village-Station Camp Park and pointed my camera south, across the
Columbia River, above, to record my version. Clark's journal entry
about a "deserted" village here, top right, is mistaken.
The interpretive sign quote, top left, explains the summer-winter
moving pattern of the Chinook villages. |
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