Tony Johnson (Chinook)
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Tony Johnson is the Education Director of Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, the chairman of the Chinook Indian Nation (CIN) which has about 300,000 people total, and he’s also a Chinuk Wawa language teacher. Johnson was born in South Bend, Washington, and he’s now living in Willapa Bay, Washington with his wife, Mechele Johnson, and five children Mary, Sam, Tahoma, Ferrill and Maybelle. He went to the University of Washington and Central Washington University to study Art and Anthropology. Tony Johnson has been a part of the cultural committee since he was three years old.[citation needed] His father was also the council for the committee at the same time.
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Johnson is now leading a 300,000 people tribe. One of his ancestor is Oskalawiliksh, who signed a treaty in 1851. As a descendant of the Chinookan and the chairman of the CIN, he’s trying his best to get the government sign treaties that would let the Chinook community be able to stay in their villages and fish in their rivers. He also fighting to get the Chinook back their lands and their rights which were stripped by the government.
References
- "Councilman Tony Johnson." Councilman Tony Johnson. Chinook Nation, 2014. Web. 13 Feb. 2017. ULC http://www.chinooknation.org/council/tony_johnson.html
- "Meet Native America: Chairman Tony Johnson, Chinook Indian Nation." The National Museum of the American Indian. N.p., 13 May 2016. Web. 13 Feb. 2017. ULC http://blog.nmai.si.edu/main/2016/05/meet-native-america-tony-johnson.html
- Wilson, Katie. "Chinook Indian Nation Elects New Leader." The Daily Astorian. The Daily Astorian, 24 June 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2017. ULC http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20150624/chinook-indian-nation-elects-new-leader