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Cowlitz Indian Tribe<br>1055 9th Ave Suite B<br>Longview WA 98632<br>Ph. (360) 577-8140 | Cowlitz Indian Tribe<br>1055 9th Ave Suite B<br>Longview WA 98632<br>Ph. (360) 577-8140 | ||
*Official [http://www.cowlitz.org/ Cowlitz Tribal web site] | *Official [http://www.cowlitz.org/ Cowlitz Tribal web site] | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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==== Brief Timeline ==== | ==== Brief Timeline ==== | ||
1812: fur traders encountered the tribe | |||
1887: mingled with the Upper Chehalis, on Puyallup Reservation | 1818: the North West Company (fur) alied with the Iroquois and raided the Cowlitz villages | ||
1820s and 1830s the Hudson Bay Company established forts (Cowlitz Farm and Colitz Prairie) | |||
1830-1850: epidemics of measles, cholera, smallpox depopulated the tribe | |||
1855: Chehalis River Treaty Council- they would not sign the Treaty | |||
1855-1856: perticipated in the Yamima War | |||
1863: U.S. government place their land for sale | |||
1872: Chehalis Reservation established | |||
1887: mingled with the Upper Chehalis, on Puyallup Reservation | |||
==== Reservations ==== | ==== Reservations ==== | ||
Puyallup Reservation | [[Confederated_Tribes_of_the_Chehalis_Reservation,_Washington|Chehalis Reservation]] | ||
[[Puyallup_Indian_Reservation_(Washington)|Puyallup Reservation]] | |||
==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe ==== | ==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe ==== | ||
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Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/indiantribehistory3.htm#Cowlitz Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Cowlitz tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/washington/index.htm#Cowlitz The Indian Tribes of North America]. | Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/indiantribehistory3.htm#Cowlitz Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Cowlitz tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/washington/index.htm#Cowlitz The Indian Tribes of North America]. | ||
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== Records == | == Records == | ||