Chinookan
Chinookan refers to several groups of
Native Americans in the
Pacific Northwest region of the
United States. Chinookan groups include the Cathlamet, Cathlahmahs, Chilluckittequaw, Clatsop, Chahcowah, Clackama, Clowwewalla, Cushook, Echelut (Wishram-Wasco),
Killaniuck, Klickitat, Multnomah, Skilloot, Wahkiakum (Wac-ki-a-cum), Wappato, Wascopan, and the Watlata (Cascade or Wishram). Most surviving Chinookan natives live in the towns of
Bay Center,
Chinook, and
Ilwaco in
Washington state.
Chinookan also refers to a language family of two Northwest Coast Native American languages: Upper Chinook (Wishram-Wasco) and Lower Chinook. Both Chinookan languages are nearly extinct.
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