Chinookan Peoples, Creation Story, & Blue Jay Tales

This Native Heritage Month, don’t just honor the past. Stand with the people who are still here. For the Chinook people this is home. Our ancestors are still here. Our families are still here. We never left. But we are still not federally recognized. We need Oregon’s and Washington’s congressional delegations to stand with us, to introduce and support federal recognition legislation. This clip features Council Member Rachel Cushman and is part of the short documentary Guardians of the Waters by

Chinook Indian Nation continues decades-long fight to be recognized by U.S. government