qilq’ayaqilxam | The Chinook Middle Village
A Chinookan Mosaic | Middle Village
Description of the place
Re-Visioning Middle Village
Stepping back through time
Between River and Bay
Coastal population and annual movement of communities
Chinook Fishing
Historic Chinook Fishing
Encountering qií’ayaqilxam
History of the site and its designation as part of the Lewis and Clark National Park system
Archaeology at Middle Village
Re-discovering Middle Village during the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
“The Indians are Very Numerous”
Exploration and early contact
Commercial Endeavors
Commerce in the fur trade
Power at the River’s Mouth
Evidence of wealth and power
Re-shaping Middle Village | Settlers at Chenook
Washington Hall – McGowan
Chinook Story 