Chinook Indian Talk

Re: Who is Tenas?

From: tenas
Date: 3/13/2003
Time: 8:03:13 AM
Remote Name: 137.53.105.80

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Below I’ve listed a few of the chiefs [Tyees] from the earliest contact period. I’ve indicated which band of Chinook they belonged to.

1795 Charles Bishop lists

Chinook proper 1st Chief – Taucum 2nd Chief – Shelathwell 3rd Chief – Comcomly 4th Chief – Chinini

1806 Lewis and Clark list:

Clatsop 1st Chief – Con-ni-a or Comowool 2nd Chief – Sha-no-ma 3rd Chief – War-ho-lote

Chinook proper 1st Chief – Stock-home [Taucum] 2nd Chief – Com-com-mo-ley [Comcomly] 3rd Chief – Shil-lar-la-wit [Shelathwell] 4th Chief – Nor-car-te 5th Chief – Chin-ni-ni

Cathlamet 1st Chief – Shah-har-wah-cop 2nd Chief – Cul-te-ell 3rd Chief – Wal-lal-le

Wahkiakum 1st Chief – Skamokawa

From 1811 to 1814 the Astorians list

Clatsop 1st Chief – Daichouion [This person is possibly a Tillamook] 2nd Chief – Coniah

Chinook proper 1st Chief – Comcomly 2nd Chief – Taucum 3rd Chief – Selechel [Comcomly’s second son] 4th Chief – Cassacas [Comcomly’s first son]

Wahkiakum 1st Chief – Skamokawa 2nd Chief – Coalpo

In 1825 George Simpson lists the following principle chiefs

Clatsops - Waphoola

Chinook proper – Comcomly

Wahkiakum – Skamokawa

Cathlamet - Ashwallax

Last changed: March 13, 2003