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==== Brief Timeline ==== | ==== Brief Timeline ==== | ||
1812: fur traders encountered the tribe | 1812: fur traders encountered the tribe | ||
1818: the North West Company (fur) alied with the Iroquois and raided the Cowlitz villages | 1818: the North West Company (fur) alied with the Iroquois and raided the Cowlitz villages | ||
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1820s and 1830s the Hudson Bay Company established forts (Cowlitz Farm and Colitz Prairie) | 1820s and 1830s the Hudson Bay Company established forts (Cowlitz Farm and Colitz Prairie) | ||
1830-1850: epidemics of measles, cholera, smallpox depopulated the tribe | 1830-1850: epidemics of measles, cholera, smallpox depopulated the tribe | ||
1855: Chehalis River Treaty Council- they would not sign the Treaty | 1855: Chehalis River Treaty Council- they would not sign the Treaty | ||
1855-1856: perticipated in the Yamima War | 1855-1856: perticipated in the Yamima War | ||
1863: U.S. government place their land for sale | 1863: U.S. government place their land for sale | ||
1872: Chehalis Reservation established | 1872: Chehalis Reservation established | ||
1887: mingled with the Upper Chehalis, on Puyallup Reservation | 1887: mingled with the Upper Chehalis, on Puyallup Reservation | ||
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=== Reservations === | |||
[[ | [[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 ==== | ||