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Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
201 SE Swan Avenue / P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380
Phone: 541-444-2532 or toll free 1-800-922-1399
Website
History[edit | edit source]
Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]
1805: The tribe encountered by Lewis and Clark expedition
1828: Epidemics of typhus, measles and smallpox
1833: Epidemics of typhus, measles, and smallpox
1846 and 1848: Fires burned their land
1850: Gold discovered in Oregon
1853: Rouge River War
1855: Siletz Reservation is established
1856: Many tribes forcibly removed to the Siletz Reservation
Additional References to the History of the Tribe[edit | edit source]
Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.
Reservations[edit | edit source]
Records[edit | edit source]
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:
- Allotment records
- Annuity rolls
- Census records
- Correspondence
- Health records
- Reports
- School census and records
- Vital records
Important Websites[edit | edit source]
- Constitution and By-laws of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon. Last Amended:1994
- Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Official Website
- Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Wikipedia
References[edit | edit source]