Tribes of the Northwest Coast: Chinooks and Makahs
{"Image DocumentName": "Tribes of the Northwest Coast: Chinooks and Makahs", "Image ImageDescription": "Best known traders. Lived near the coast. Chinook villages made of rows of long, wooded houses. Houses were built of boards and had no windows. The Chinooks built each house partly over a hole dug in the earth so that some of the rooms were underground. Such a house is called a pit house. Several families belonging to the same clan lived in each house. A clan is a group of families related to one another. The Chinooks developed a language for trading. This trading language made it easier for different peoples to talk to each other and to barter, or exchange goods. To show off the the things they owned, the Chinooks and other tribes who lived along the coast held potlatches. These were special gatherings with feasting, and dancing. During a potlatch, the hosts gave away valuable gifts as a sign of their wealth. Northwest Coast.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}