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To get started in [[Indigenous Peoples of the United States Genealogy|Indigenous Peoples in the United States Research]] | To get started in [[Indigenous Peoples of the United States Genealogy|Indigenous Peoples in the United States Research]] | ||
[[Image:Okanagan Indian Family Portrait.jpg|thumb|right|Okanagan | [[Image:Okanagan Indian Family Portrait.jpg|thumb|right|Okanagan Family Portrait.jpg]] | ||
''[[British Columbia First Nations|British Columbia First Nations]] > Okanagan Indians''<br>''[[Indigenous | ''[[British Columbia First Nations|British Columbia First Nations]] > Okanagan Indians''<br>''[[Indigenous Peoples of Montana|Indigenous People of Montana]]'' ''[[Indigenous People of Washington|Indigenous People of Washington]] > Okanangan Indians''''' | ||
'''Ancestral Homeland:''' Washington and British Columbia<br> | '''Ancestral Homeland:''' Washington and British Columbia<br> | ||
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In 1833 the tribe suffered through a smallpox epidemic. | In 1833 the tribe suffered through a smallpox epidemic. | ||
The influence of missionaries was felt in the | The influence of missionaries was felt in the 1840s as they hoped to convert them to their Christianity. The Oblates, a group of French Catholic missionaries arrived in Walla Walla. The Oblates moved to British Columbia in 1859, they also interacted with the Yakima and [[Cayuse Indians|Cayuse]] tribes, establishing missions. | ||
The 1840 and | The 1840 and '50s were a time of recurring famine. | ||
The discovery of gold in the Caribou area brought transit immigrants to the area, | The discovery of gold in the Caribou area brought transit immigrants to the area, | ||