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2. Chinook Jargon - Wikipedia

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   Chinook Jargon (Chinuk Wawa or Chinook Wawa, also known simply as Chinook or Jargon) is a language originating as a pidgin trade language in the Pacific Northwest.It spread during the 19th century from the lower Columbia River, first to other areas in modern Oregon and Washington, then to British Columbia and parts of Alaska, Northern California, Idaho and Montana, sometimes taking on the ...

3. Boeing CH-47 Chinook - Wikipedia

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   The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a tandem-rotor helicopter originally developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and now manufactured by Boeing Defense, Space & Security. The Chinook is a heavy-lift helicopter that is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters. Its name, Chinook, is from the Native American Chinook people of Oregon and ...

4. Fern Ridge Reservoir - Wikipedia

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   Fern Ridge Reservoir (or Fern Ridge Lake) is a reservoir on the Long Tom River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The reservoir is located approximately 12 miles (19 km) west of Eugene on Oregon Route 126. The reservoir is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control project encompassing more than 12,000 acres (49 km 2) and is a popular site for ...

5. Oregon Army National Guard - Wikipedia

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   A CH-47D Chinook helicopter of the Oregon Army National Guard. The Oregon Army National Guard is a federally mandated and equipped military organization under the civilian direction of the Oregon Military Department, with the Governor of Oregon as its Commander-in-Chief. It responds to state and national emergencies, military conflicts and ...

6. Bay Area men convert chinook into unique vacation rental - AOL

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   Brent Venderley and Peter Kucinski converted a Chinook into their latest Airbnb on Moto Ranch at Croom. Venderley said it's a two-bedroom, one-bath that is furnished and a contained unit with a ...

7. Chinookan peoples - Wikipedia

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   The Chinook Indian Nation, consisting of the five westernmost tribes of Chinookan peoples, Lower Chinook, Clatsop, Willapa, Wahkiakum, and Kathlamet is currently (2024) working to restore federal recognition. The Chinook Nation gained Federal Recognition on January 3, 2001 [2] from the Department of Interior under President Bill Clinton. [3]