Chinook Online Scavenger Hunt

Read the passage and then hunt for the answers to the questions.

Use this Activity:

Discuss -
    1. How did the Chinook use the Columbia River in their daily lives?
    2. What was the purpose of a potlatch, and how did it affect social status?
    3. Why did the Chinook create Chinook Jargon, and how was it useful?
    4. What do vision quests and salmon ceremonies tell us about Chinook beliefs?
Reading Groups - This activity serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts, science, or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 20 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work. It can be part of a series of Native American-themed activities offered to students as morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in science, social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to type the correct answers.