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== History  ==
Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.


==== Brief Timeline ====
[[Image:-Cayuse girl with-her-proudly-decked-horse.jpg|thumb|right|320px]]


==== Brief History ====
=== Tribal Headquarters  ===


==== Reservations ====
The [[Umatilla Indian Reservation (Oregon)|Umatilla Reservation]] was established in 1855 for the Cayuse, [[Umatilla Indians|Umatilla]], and [[Walla Walla Indians|Walla Walla ]]Indians. They joined together as the [[Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation|Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation]] in 1949.


==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe and/or Bands ====
'''Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation'''<br>PO Box 638<br>73239 Confederated Way<br>Pendleton, Oregon 97801<br>Phone: 541-276-3165<br>FAX: 1-541-276-3095<br>[https://ctuir.org/ Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation]


A good [http://www.umatilla.nsn.us/history.html history of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation] is included on the tribal web site.
=== History  ===


== Tribal Headquarters ==
=== Brief Timeline ===


The [[Umatilla Indian Reservation (Oregon)|Umatilla Reservation]] was established in 1855 for the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla Indians. They joined together as the [[Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation|Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation]] in 1949.
'''1836:''' Marcus Whitman and Henry Spalding and their wives founded a Presbyterian mission - Waiilatpu


<br>
'''1847-50: '''Cayuse War, one cause was the spread of measles; the Whitman's were killed.


Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation<br> PO Box 638<br> 73239 Confederated Way<br> Pendleton, Oregon 97801<br> Phone: 541-276-3165<br> FAX: 541-276-3095
'''1853:''' The tribe settled with the [[Umatilla Indians|Umatilla]] and [[Walla Walla Indians|Walla Walla on]] a reservation in northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington.


== Records  ==
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/keppler/Vol2/Toc.htm 1855] June 9, Treaty at Camp Stevens, with the Walla Walla, Cayuse, Etc.,


'''Agency Records'''
'''1855-59: '''the Cayuse supported the [[Yakama Indians|Yakama]] and [[Bannock Indians|Bannock]] in the Yakama War


'''Correspondence and Census'''
'''1878: '''the Cayuse supported the Bannock and Yakama in the Bannock War
'''1877: '''<br>
 
<br>Ancestral homes along the Columbia River, Grande Ronde, Umatilla and Wallawalla Rivers in northeast Oregon and southeast Washington.
 
==== Reservations  ====
 
[[Umatilla Indian Reservation (Oregon)|Umatilla Reservation]]
 
The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the following Superintendencies
 
[[Oregon Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Oregon Superintendency]]
 
[[Washington Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Washington Superintendency]]
 
=== Additional References ===
 
A good [https://ctuir.org/about/history-culture/ history of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation] is included on the tribal web site.
 
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/waiilatpuan/cayuseindianhist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Cayuse 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/oregon/index.htm#Cayuse The Indian Tribes of North America].
 
Robert H. Ruby. The Cayuse Indians, Imperial Tribesmen of Old Oregon. Norman, OK. University of Oklahoma Press, 1975. {{FSC|59716|item|disp=FS Library Book 970.3 C318r}}
 
Clifford Earl Trafzer. Yakima, Palouse, Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla and Wanapum Indians: an Historical Bibliography. {{FSC|550407|item|disp=FS Library Book 970.1 T676y}}
 
=== Records  ===
 
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:<br>
 
*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]]
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]]
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]]
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]]
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]]
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]
 
=== '''Agency Records'''  ===
 
'''Correspondence and Census'''  


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== Important Web Sites ==
=== Treaties ===
 
Official web site of the [http://www.umatilla.nsn.us/ Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation], which includes the Cayuse Tribe.
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayuse Wikipedia article] about the Cayuse Indians.


== References  ==
*June 9, 1855, referred to in Yakima treaty
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/keppler/Vol2/Toc.htm 1855] June 9, at Camp Stevens, with the Walla Walla, Cayuse, Etc.,


<references />
=== Important Websites  ===


==== Bibliography  ====
*Official web site of the [http://www.umatilla.nsn.us/ Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation], which includes the Cayuse Tribe.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayuse Wikipedia article] about the Cayuse Tribe.
*[http://www.trailtribes.org/umatilla/sovereignty-and-tribal-government.htm Constitution and By-Laws] for the Cayuse Tribe


*[http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75], Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
=== For Further Reading  ===
*Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ Available online].
*Klein, Barry T., ed. ''Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian''. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317923332?referer=list_view WorldCat 317923332]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1122745&disp=Reference+encyclopedia+of+the+American+I%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 R259e].
*Malinowski, Sharon and Sheets, Anna, eds. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998. 4 volumes. Includes: Lists of Federally Recognized Tribes for U.S., Alaska, and Canada – pp. 513-529 Alphabetical Listing of Tribes, with reference to volume and page in this series Map of “Historic Locations of U.S. Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Canadian Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Mexican, Hawaiian and Caribbean Native Groups” Maps of “State and Federally Recognized U.S. Indian Reservations. [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=no:037475188 WorldCat 37475188]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=831087&disp=The+Gale+encyclopedia+of+Native+American%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 G131g].


:Vol. 1 -- Northeast, Southeast, Caribbean
See [[American Indian For Further Reading|'''For Further Reading''']].  
:Vol. 2 -- Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America
:Vol. 3 -- Arctic, Subarctic, Great Plains, Plateau
:Vol. 4 -- California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Islands


*Sturtevant, William C. ''Handbook of North American Indians''. 20 vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– . <br>
=== References  ===


:Volume 1 -- Not yet published
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:Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/255572371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 255572371]<br>
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:Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39401371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 39401371]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.12].<br>
:Volume 13 -- Plains, 2 vols. (pub. 2001) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48209643&referer=brief_results WorldCat 48209643]<br>
:Volume 14 -- Southeast (pub. 2004) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/254277176&referer=brief_results WorldCat 254277176]
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:Volume 16 -- Not yet published
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:Volume 18 -- Not yet published
:Volume 19 -- Not yet published
:Volume 20 -- Not yet published


*Swanton John R. ''The Indian Tribes of North America''. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/indianlocation.htm Available online].
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[[Category:Indigenous Tribes of Oregon]] [[Category:Indigenous Tribes of Washington]]

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Guide to Cayuse Tribe ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

-Cayuse girl with-her-proudly-decked-horse.jpg

Tribal Headquarters

The Umatilla Reservation was established in 1855 for the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla Indians. They joined together as the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation in 1949.

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
PO Box 638
73239 Confederated Way
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
Phone: 541-276-3165
FAX: 1-541-276-3095
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation

History

Brief Timeline

1836: Marcus Whitman and Henry Spalding and their wives founded a Presbyterian mission - Waiilatpu

1847-50: Cayuse War, one cause was the spread of measles; the Whitman's were killed.

1853: The tribe settled with the Umatilla and Walla Walla on a reservation in northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington.

  • 1855 June 9, Treaty at Camp Stevens, with the Walla Walla, Cayuse, Etc.,

1855-59: the Cayuse supported the Yakama and Bannock in the Yakama War

1878: the Cayuse supported the Bannock and Yakama in the Bannock War 1877:


Ancestral homes along the Columbia River, Grande Ronde, Umatilla and Wallawalla Rivers in northeast Oregon and southeast Washington.

Reservations

Umatilla Reservation

The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the following Superintendencies

Oregon Superintendency

Washington Superintendency

Additional References

A good history of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation is included on the tribal web site.

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Cayuse tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Robert H. Ruby. The Cayuse Indians, Imperial Tribesmen of Old Oregon. Norman, OK. University of Oklahoma Press, 1975. FS Library Book 970.3 C318r

Clifford Earl Trafzer. Yakima, Palouse, Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla and Wanapum Indians: an Historical Bibliography. FS Library Book 970.1 T676y

Records

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:

Agency Records

Correspondence and Census

Tribe Agency Location of Original Records

Pre-1880

Correspondence

M234 RG 75 Rolls

Roll Number

FHl

Film

Number

Post-1885 Census

M595 RG 75 Rolls

Roll Number

FS Library

Film

Number

Cayuse Oregon and Washington Sup., 1842-80 Washington D.C. 607-30, 907-20 - 616-20 -

Treaties

  • June 9, 1855, referred to in Yakima treaty
  • 1855 June 9, at Camp Stevens, with the Walla Walla, Cayuse, Etc.,

Important Websites

For Further Reading

See For Further Reading.

References