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Did the Chinook tribe have slaves?
Some Chinookan peoples practiced slavery, a practice borrowed from the northernmost tribes of the Pacific Northwest. They took slaves as captives in warfare, and used them to practice thievery on behalf of their masters.
What was the culture of the Chinook tribe?
The Chinook were prolific traders, and often traveled the network of rivers in the Pacific Northwest trading with other villages and White frontiersmen. They bartered fish products, furs, cedar, carvings, and slaves. They even evolved a special trading language known as Chinook Jargon.
Who did the Chinook people trade with?
The river was a rich source of salmon, the basis of the regional economy, and many groups traded with the Chinook for dried fish. Other important trade items were slaves from California, Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) canoes, and dentalium shells, which were highly valued as hair and clothing ornaments.
What did the men do in the Chinook tribe?
Chinook men were fishermen and hunters, carved canoes, and sometimes went to war to protect their families. Chinook women gathered plants, herbs and clams and did most of the child care and cooking.
How did the Chinook interact with the Europeans?
Chinook people excelled as traders among native peoples regionally, before they began trading with Europeans, Chinese, and others. As they traveled both the river and the coastline, they carried fish and furs between Native people in the interior, and coastal people through British Columbia into Alaska.
What did Native American slaves do?
In the East, Native Americans were recorded as slaves. Slaves in Indian Territory across the United States were used for many purposes, from work in the plantations of the East, to guides across the wilderness, to work in deserts of the West, or as soldiers in wars.
Who started slavery in India?
Slavery in India escalated during the Muslim domination of northern India after the 11th-century, after Muslim rulers re-introduced slavery to the Indian subcontinent.