Chinook Indian Nation
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Celebrating the timeless heritage of the Chinook Nation & advancing the call for federal recognition #ChinookJustice
📍 WA, OR
📍 WA, OR
Another paddle filled! 🤍🤍🤍
We’ve now raised $7,000 toward our $10,000 Giving Tuesday goal, and we are so grateful for every person who has contributed to support Chinook families this winter.
Help us keep the momentum going as we work toward filling the fourth.
tinyurl.com/ChinookGivingTuesday
Help us keep the momentum going as we work toward filling the fourth.
tinyurl.com/ChinookGivingTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Another paddle filled! 🤍🤍🤍
We’ve now raised $7,000 toward our $10,000 Giving Tuesday goal, and we are so grateful for every person who has contributed to support Chinook families this winter.
Help us keep the momentum going as we work toward filling the fourth.
tinyurl.com/ChinookGivingTuesday
Help us keep the momentum going as we work toward filling the fourth.
tinyurl.com/ChinookGivingTuesday
This Giving Tuesday, we are raising funds to provide holiday grocery gift cards for Chinook families. With rising costs and limited access to fresh, affordable food in our homelands, your support helps ensure Chinook households have what they need this winter season.
tinyurl.com/ChinookGivingTuesday
tinyurl.com/ChinookGivingTuesday
Give the Gift of Groceries This Holiday Season
Help Feed Chinook Families This Holiday Season The Chinook Indian Nation’s traditional homelands are at the mouth of the Columbia River, and include land in present-day Clatsop and Columbia counties i...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This Giving Tuesday, we are raising funds to provide holiday grocery gift cards for Chinook families. With rising costs and limited access to fresh, affordable food in our homelands, your support helps ensure Chinook households have what they need this winter season.
tinyurl.com/ChinookGivingTuesday
tinyurl.com/ChinookGivingTuesday
“We will accept no excuses.
The lawmakers in Washington and Oregon…
have the power to introduce the Chinook Indian Nation Recognition Act.
It’s time for them to step up and make it happen.”
— Chinook Chairman, Tony Johnson, @dailyastorian
The lawmakers in Washington and Oregon…
have the power to introduce the Chinook Indian Nation Recognition Act.
It’s time for them to step up and make it happen.”
— Chinook Chairman, Tony Johnson, @dailyastorian
October 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“We will accept no excuses.
The lawmakers in Washington and Oregon…
have the power to introduce the Chinook Indian Nation Recognition Act.
It’s time for them to step up and make it happen.”
— Chinook Chairman, Tony Johnson, @dailyastorian
The lawmakers in Washington and Oregon…
have the power to introduce the Chinook Indian Nation Recognition Act.
It’s time for them to step up and make it happen.”
— Chinook Chairman, Tony Johnson, @dailyastorian
The Chinook are a living Nation.
Recognition delayed is justice denied.
#ChinookJustice #WeAreStillHere #WeStandTogether #IndigenousSolidarity
#ChinookJustice #WeAreStillHere #WeStandTogether #IndigenousSolidarity
October 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The Chinook are a living Nation.
Recognition delayed is justice denied.
#ChinookJustice #WeAreStillHere #WeStandTogether #IndigenousSolidarity
#ChinookJustice #WeAreStillHere #WeStandTogether #IndigenousSolidarity
Hayu masi (many thanks) to Drew and Jerome Viles for their powerful op-ed in Indian Country Today this week:
"Indian people don’t let each other go hungry… United again, we will win."
'As Siletz members, we know what it’s like to be denied sovereignty. That’s why we stand with the Chinook Indian Nation.' - ICT
‘Without it, the Chinook people continue to be denied the support and self-determination they deserve.’
ictnews.org
August 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Hayu masi (many thanks) to Drew and Jerome Viles for their powerful op-ed in Indian Country Today this week:
"Indian people don’t let each other go hungry… United again, we will win."
Proud of Carisa Chang- educator, technologist, and Chinook Indian Nation Councilwoman- who’s centering Indigenous voices in global AI and data conversations at the UN.
“Learning and teaching our language is how we reclaim identity and decide who hears our stories.”
“Learning and teaching our language is how we reclaim identity and decide who hears our stories.”
Indigenous sovereignty in the AI era
Indigenous leaders call for sovereignty and representation in AI, urging ethical tech grounded in rights, identity, and self-determination.
www.ohchr.org
August 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Proud of Carisa Chang- educator, technologist, and Chinook Indian Nation Councilwoman- who’s centering Indigenous voices in global AI and data conversations at the UN.
“Learning and teaching our language is how we reclaim identity and decide who hears our stories.”
“Learning and teaching our language is how we reclaim identity and decide who hears our stories.”
Healing. Celebrating. Advocating.
Over the past couple of weeks, the Chinook, along with dozens of other Tribal nations, took to the waters during the 2025 Tribal Canoe Journey: Paddle To Elwha.
Healing, celebrating, advocating: Chinook take to the water in 2025 Tribal Canoe Journey - Chinook Observer
It is summer, and the season of Tribal Canoe Journey begins. This is a special time for me and for Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest. This tradition, once outlawed in the U.S., now brings us ...
chinookobserver.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Healing. Celebrating. Advocating.
Over the past couple of weeks, the Chinook, along with dozens of other Tribal nations, took to the waters during the 2025 Tribal Canoe Journey: Paddle To Elwha.
The Chinook Canoe Family take to the floor during Tribal Journey 2025, hosted by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. Hayu masi to the hosts and all who made this journey possible. #CanoeJourney2025 #PaddleToElwha #ChinookCanoeFamily #ChinookStrong #TribalJourneys
August 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Chinook Canoe Family take to the floor during Tribal Journey 2025, hosted by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. Hayu masi to the hosts and all who made this journey possible. #CanoeJourney2025 #PaddleToElwha #ChinookCanoeFamily #ChinookStrong #TribalJourneys
The Chinook Canoe Family make their way toward Port Gamble today during #PaddletoElwha 2025! #ChinookJustice #Indigenous #Chinookiliʔi #ChinookCanoeFamily #ChinookStrong #TribalJourneys #CanoeJourney2025 photoby@amiranwhite
July 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The Chinook Canoe Family make their way toward Port Gamble today during #PaddletoElwha 2025! #ChinookJustice #Indigenous #Chinookiliʔi #ChinookCanoeFamily #ChinookStrong #TribalJourneys #CanoeJourney2025 photoby@amiranwhite
The Chinook Canoe Family will be back on the water this weekend for Tribal Journeys! They’ll be joining canoe families from across the region and landing at Lower Elwha on July 31. All are welcome to witness the landing. Protocol runs August 1–5.
Photo by @amiranwhite
Photo by @amiranwhite
July 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The Chinook Canoe Family will be back on the water this weekend for Tribal Journeys! They’ll be joining canoe families from across the region and landing at Lower Elwha on July 31. All are welcome to witness the landing. Protocol runs August 1–5.
Photo by @amiranwhite
Photo by @amiranwhite
📣 We're hiring!
Chinook Indian Nation is seeking:
🔹 Wellness Program Specialist
🔹 Cultural Resources Coordinator
🔹 Office Specialist
Make an impact in your community- tribal & non-tribal applicants welcome. Details: chinooknation.org 📩 office@chinooknation.org
Make an impact in your community- tribal & non-tribal applicants welcome. Details: chinooknation.org 📩 office@chinooknation.org
July 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
📣 We're hiring!
Chinook Indian Nation is seeking:
🔹 Wellness Program Specialist
🔹 Cultural Resources Coordinator
🔹 Office Specialist
Make an impact in your community- tribal & non-tribal applicants welcome. Details: chinooknation.org 📩 office@chinooknation.org
Make an impact in your community- tribal & non-tribal applicants welcome. Details: chinooknation.org 📩 office@chinooknation.org
We want to thank Fox News for highlighting the Chinook Indian Nation and for joining us at this year’s First Salmon Ceremony at Fort Columbia State Park. #chinookjustice
Chinook Indian Nation seeks federal recognition
The Chinook Indian Nation consists of 5 tribes that surrounding the mouth of the Columbia River on both the Oregon and Washington sides. Every year they have a private First Salmon Ceremony and this y...
www.kptv.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
We want to thank Fox News for highlighting the Chinook Indian Nation and for joining us at this year’s First Salmon Ceremony at Fort Columbia State Park. #chinookjustice
Today is the Chinook Day of Mourning. 23 years ago, the Bureau of Indian Affairs reversed our federal recognition, after acknowledging it just 18 months before.
We mourn because this injustice has cost us countless lives, millions of dollars, and opportunities for our youth.
#ChinookJustice
We mourn because this injustice has cost us countless lives, millions of dollars, and opportunities for our youth.
#ChinookJustice
July 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Today is the Chinook Day of Mourning. 23 years ago, the Bureau of Indian Affairs reversed our federal recognition, after acknowledging it just 18 months before.
We mourn because this injustice has cost us countless lives, millions of dollars, and opportunities for our youth.
#ChinookJustice
We mourn because this injustice has cost us countless lives, millions of dollars, and opportunities for our youth.
#ChinookJustice
"The Chinook may be the most recognized tribe in the American West that is not federally recognized."
– Matt Simons, Courthouse News Service
This powerful truth reflects a lived reality for the Chinook Indian Nation.
Link in Bio
This powerful truth reflects a lived reality for the Chinook Indian Nation.
Link in Bio
June 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"The Chinook may be the most recognized tribe in the American West that is not federally recognized."
– Matt Simons, Courthouse News Service
This powerful truth reflects a lived reality for the Chinook Indian Nation.
Link in Bio
This powerful truth reflects a lived reality for the Chinook Indian Nation.
Link in Bio
30,000+ have joined our call for justice. For 20+ years, we’ve fought to reclaim the federal recognition we earned in 2001. We’re not done yet.
Help us hit 50,000 signatures: chinookjustice.org/petition #ChinookJustice #StandWithChinook
Help us hit 50,000 signatures: chinookjustice.org/petition #ChinookJustice #StandWithChinook
June 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
30,000+ have joined our call for justice. For 20+ years, we’ve fought to reclaim the federal recognition we earned in 2001. We’re not done yet.
Help us hit 50,000 signatures: chinookjustice.org/petition #ChinookJustice #StandWithChinook
Help us hit 50,000 signatures: chinookjustice.org/petition #ChinookJustice #StandWithChinook
The Chinook Indian Nation will only pursue federal recognition that includes all resource access rights for the nation, which includes hunting, fishing, shellfish aquaculture, trapping, gathering, and water rights.
www.underscore.news/justice/chin...
www.underscore.news/justice/chin...
May 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Chinook Indian Nation will only pursue federal recognition that includes all resource access rights for the nation, which includes hunting, fishing, shellfish aquaculture, trapping, gathering, and water rights.
www.underscore.news/justice/chin...
www.underscore.news/justice/chin...
"It’s like somebody walked out the door and said, ‘That sky is not blue.’ For us, it is that straightforward. The sky is blue. The Chinook Indian Nation is here, not going anywhere and has always been here." — Tony Johnson, Chairman
#ChinookJustice
#ChinookJustice
Chinook Indian Nation federal status uncertain again after political break
The most recent speed bump came when the tribe announced they’d reached an “impasse” with U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington.
www.opb.org
May 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"It’s like somebody walked out the door and said, ‘That sky is not blue.’ For us, it is that straightforward. The sky is blue. The Chinook Indian Nation is here, not going anywhere and has always been here." — Tony Johnson, Chairman
#ChinookJustice
#ChinookJustice
We have sacred obligations to these plants and animals. We will not let the United States separate us from those responsibilities—or from the rights that define us as a people.
ictnews.org/news/chinook...
ictnews.org/news/chinook...
Chinook Indian Nation rejects recognition without rights
After decades of work toward federal recognition with Congresswoman Gluesenkamp Perez and surrounding tribes, the Chinook Indian Nation is calling on new legislative allies, following an amendment proposed to the bill that would restore recognition but erase core sovereign rights.
ictnews.org
May 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
We have sacred obligations to these plants and animals. We will not let the United States separate us from those responsibilities—or from the rights that define us as a people.
ictnews.org/news/chinook...
ictnews.org/news/chinook...
The Chinook Indian Nation is honored to be mentioned in Crash Course’s latest episode on Native American History.
Thank you for telling a part of our story—watch now to learn more about Native sovereignty and its deep roots.
Thank you for telling a part of our story—watch now to learn more about Native sovereignty and its deep roots.
Tribal Sovereignty Explained: Ep 2 of Crash Course Native American History
YouTube video by CrashCourse
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May 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The Chinook Indian Nation is honored to be mentioned in Crash Course’s latest episode on Native American History.
Thank you for telling a part of our story—watch now to learn more about Native sovereignty and its deep roots.
Thank you for telling a part of our story—watch now to learn more about Native sovereignty and its deep roots.
Today, we honor all those who nurture, guide, and support others—mothers, grandmothers, aunties, mentors, and chosen family. hayu masi! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
May 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Today, we honor all those who nurture, guide, and support others—mothers, grandmothers, aunties, mentors, and chosen family. hayu masi! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
“Every night that they go to sleep and every morning that they wake without having acted to stop this nightmare [should] be a growing weight on their spirits,” said Tony Johnson, Chairman of the Chinook Indian Nation, calling out Congress’s inaction in a powerful op-ed in The Seattle Times.
Speed recognition of Chinook Nation so ancestors can be laid to rest | Opinion
The Chinook lost federal recognition in the early 2000s. We have been fighting to regain our status ever since because it has real-world consequences.
www.seattletimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
“Every night that they go to sleep and every morning that they wake without having acted to stop this nightmare [should] be a growing weight on their spirits,” said Tony Johnson, Chairman of the Chinook Indian Nation, calling out Congress’s inaction in a powerful op-ed in The Seattle Times.
Justice is overdue. The time to act is now.
Every day without recognition is another day of injustice. We will not remain silent. We will not wait any longer.
✊🏽 Stand with us. Sign the petition. 🔗 Link in bio or visit chinookjustice.org
Every day without recognition is another day of injustice. We will not remain silent. We will not wait any longer.
✊🏽 Stand with us. Sign the petition. 🔗 Link in bio or visit chinookjustice.org
May 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Justice is overdue. The time to act is now.
Every day without recognition is another day of injustice. We will not remain silent. We will not wait any longer.
✊🏽 Stand with us. Sign the petition. 🔗 Link in bio or visit chinookjustice.org
Every day without recognition is another day of injustice. We will not remain silent. We will not wait any longer.
✊🏽 Stand with us. Sign the petition. 🔗 Link in bio or visit chinookjustice.org
We have an article about our fight for #ChinookJustice in the April/May edition of 1889 Washington’s Magazine!
A Fight for Federal Recognition - Issuu
In early January 2001, a celebration was held in Washington, D.C., on the occasion of federal recognition for the Lower Band of Chinook Indians in Southwest Washington. There was cake. Tributes and co...
issuu.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
We have an article about our fight for #ChinookJustice in the April/May edition of 1889 Washington’s Magazine!
We’re thrilled to share a recent interview with our Chairman Tony Johnson and Secretary Treasurer Rachel Cushman, who sat down with Lisa Loving of KBOO Radio to discuss the ongoing fight for Chinook justice. ✊🏽
#chinookjustice #indigenousrights
#chinookjustice #indigenousrights
Tony (naschio) Johnson and Rachel Cushman of the Chinook Indian Nation
The guests are Tony Johnson and Rachel Cushman of the Chinook Indian Nation. They’ve had big victories in the past few months but they're still agitating to regain the federal recognition that was rev...
kboo.fm
April 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
We’re thrilled to share a recent interview with our Chairman Tony Johnson and Secretary Treasurer Rachel Cushman, who sat down with Lisa Loving of KBOO Radio to discuss the ongoing fight for Chinook justice. ✊🏽
#chinookjustice #indigenousrights
#chinookjustice #indigenousrights