is there a type of american indian that when the babies where born they flatened they foreheads with board?

Answer 1

Clark described a particular practice of Chinookan and other indigenous peoples of the Northwest, involving intentional shaping of heads - and, yes, it was the forehead.

For the Chinookan, it was apparently a mark of status - differentiating people of that group from outsiders.

That said, it was apparently a fairly common practice amongst other indigenous peoples in the Americas, although I don't know the references for that.

Answer 2

TJ expressed it well. The Chinookans are probably the correct name of the tribe of Flat Heads found in Oregon. The mountain men, the trappers, were among the first to witness this strange custom in the tribe.

Answer 3

i think you're confusing traditions ... american indian babies (i'm not sure of the tribes) were carried around on the back of others by being strapped to a board ... thus the flattening