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==== Brief Timeline ==== | ==== Brief Timeline ==== | ||
1820: Fort Langley established by the Hudson | 1820: Fort Langley established by the Hudson Bay Company | ||
1820s: | 1820s: Trade with the Hudson Bay Company began | ||
1843: The Hudson Bay Company established forts in Vitoria and British Columbia | 1843: The Hudson Bay Company established forts in Vitoria and British Columbia | ||
1850: | 1850: The tribe moved to the Puget Sound islands in an effort to avoid smallpox epidemics and inter tribal warfare | ||
1855: Treaty of Point Elliot, cede land to United States | 1855: Treaty of Point Elliot, cede land to United States | ||
1857: Reverend Eugene Casimir Chirouse, a Roman Catholic | 1857: Reverend Eugene Casimir Chirouse, a Roman Catholic arrived in the area | ||
1858: | 1858: Gold was discoverd near Fraser River bringing more settlers | ||
1859: Lummi Reservation is established | 1859: Lummi Reservation is established | ||