[DOC] [TLE] Chinook: Facts, History & Religion - Video & Lesson Transcript ... [PAR] The Chinook are a group of North American Indians from Washington and 
Oregon. ... They lived in what is now Washington and Oregon, mainly around the 
... Not only did the Chinook trade dried fish, they also traded slaves, canoes, and 
ornamental shells. ... a ritual in which each group welcomed the annual salmon 
run. [DOC] [TLE] Chinook | people | Britannica.com [PAR] Apr 7, 2015 ... ... the basis of the regional economy, and many groups traded with the Chinook 
for dried fish. ... Traditional Chinook religion focused on the first-salmon rite, a 
ritual in which each group welcomed the annual salmon run. .... Ocean blue in 
1492 around Guanahani (probably San Salvador Island, though. [DOC] [TLE] First-salmon ceremony - Northwest Power & Conservation Council [PAR] Oct 31, 2008 ... ... life histories of the salmon species that inhabited the river basin, Chinook, coho
, ... In the tribes' religious beliefs, salmon were a gift from the ... In honor of the gift, 
Indians treated the annual arrival of the salmon, ... It was the local custom to allow 
fish to pass for a certain number of days once the run began. [DOC] [TLE] Indian fishing - Northwest Power & Conservation Council [PAR] Oct 31, 2008 ... The annual return of salmon and steelhead from the ocean had spiritual and ... 
Indians were able to fish the salmon runs heavily and still enjoy ... the Columbia 
River Basin were fall Chinooks from the Spokane River, a plateau tributary. ... 
near the mouth of the Little Spokane River and another at the base of... [DOC] [TLE] When a Fish Is More Than a Fish - National Wildlife Federation [PAR] By the early part of this century, wild salmon runs numbered in the hundreds ... 
the 1990s, the annual average count of Snake salmon was less than 10,000. As 
of last year, all the remaining runs of the two surviving salmon species there--
chinook ... have been of central importance to their culture, economy, diet and 
religion. [DOC] [TLE] Fisheries Timeline | CRITFC - Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish ... [PAR] It was also an important part of their religion. ... settlement, the Columbia River's 
annual salmon returns ranged from 11-16 million fish. ... Oregon (Belloni decision
), ruled that the four treaty tribes were entitled to a fair share of the fish ... and 
charged with enforcing tribal fishing regulations along the Columbia River Zone 6
. [DOC] [TLE] Four Tribes Four Dams [PAR] certain subspecies of salmon, especially the Chinook, Sockeye, Coho. Not only 
have ... The Natives of the Columbia River Basin have developed their culture, 
religious beliefs, and customs around the fish resources of the area. ... The 
decision was not based solely on the four tribes but actually included 13 tribes in 
all. The. [DOC] [TLE] Tribes cast for tradition, catch controversy  High Country News [PAR] Dec 20, 1999 ... Today, the fishing is a tradition as important to them as the annual fall cattle ... 
Indian and non-Indian fishermen clashed violently at times along the banks of ... 
10 percent of the Snake River's annual run of wild spring/summer chinook. ... 
Jack, a member of the Seven Drum religion, explains that the fish are a... [DOC] [TLE] The American Indian tribes in the Pacific Northwest who have ... [PAR] Washington, 1974, the Boldt decision, upheld this fishing right and ruled that ... 
These tribes have an annual first fish ceremony. ... in 1883 when almost 43 
million pounds of Chinook salmon were caught. ... The Winans brothers bought 
land near Celilo Falls and fenced it, thus denying this historic fishing site to the 
Indians. [DOC] [TLE] Togiak River salmon weir phase Iweir feasibility study, Togiak ... [PAR] color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability. ... The Togiak River, on 
Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, has runs of chinook ... salmon annually (Alaska 
Department of Fish and Game 1990). ... sockeye salmon escapement estimates 
are based on

Question: The Chinook religion was based around this fish's annual run
Answer: Salmon