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'''Various Spellings:''' Modoc, Moadoc


The Modoc Tribe is primarily associated with the states of California and Oklahoma<ref>Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 134, 12 July 2002 [http://www.thepeoplespaths.net/lists/FederallyRecognized2002.pdf Available online]</ref>.  
The Modoc Tribe is primarily associated with the states of California and Oklahoma<ref>Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 134, 12 July 2002 [http://www.thepeoplespaths.net/lists/FederallyRecognized2002.pdf Available online]</ref>.  


'''Ancestral homeland:''' southern Oregon and northern California
'''Ancestral homeland:''' southern Oregon and northern California  


== History  ==
== History  ==
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==== Brief Timeline  ====
==== Brief Timeline  ====


'''1864: '''Modoc and Klamath ceded land and moved to Klamath Reservation in Oregon
'''1864: '''Modoc and Klamath ceded land and moved to Klamath Reservation in Oregon  


'''1870: '''Captain Jack (Kintpuash) set out to create a homeland for the Modoc tribe; in Lost Valley
'''1870: '''Captain Jack (Kintpuash) set out to create a homeland for the Modoc tribe; in Lost Valley  


'''1872:&nbsp;''' Modoc uprising; Captain James Jackson set out from Fort Klamath with orders to take the Modoc's back to the Klamath Reservation.  
'''1872:&nbsp;''' Modoc uprising; Captain James Jackson set out from Fort Klamath with orders to take the Modoc's back to the Klamath Reservation.  


'''1872- : '''Surviving Modoc's sent to live in Indian Territory among the Quapaw Tribe
'''1872-&nbsp;: '''Surviving Modoc's sent to live in Indian Territory among the Quapaw Tribe  


'''1909: '''Fifty-one Modoc allowed to return to Klamath Reservation
'''1909: '''Fifty-one Modoc allowed to return to Klamath Reservation  


'''1978: '''The Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma obtained federal recognition
'''1978: '''The Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma obtained federal recognition  


'''1991: '''Constitution approved
'''1991: '''Constitution approved  


==== Brief History  ====
==== Brief History  ====
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==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe  ====
==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe  ====


Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/modoc/modochist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the&nbsp;Modoc &nbsp;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/modochist.htm The Indian Tribes of North America.]
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/modoc/modochist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the&nbsp;Modoc &nbsp;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/modochist.htm The Indian Tribes of North America.]  


== Tribal Headquarters  ==
== Tribal Headquarters  ==
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| San Franisco  
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| Rolls 224-28  
| Rolls 224-28  
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| Rolls 703-13  
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| Rolls 410-12, 487-89  
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'''Treaty'''
'''Treaty'''  


*1864:
*1864: [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/kla0865.htm http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/kla0865.htm]


'''Vital Records'''  
'''Vital Records'''  
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