Klamath Tribes: Difference between revisions

1829: Peter Skene Ogden (Hudson Bay Company) established trade relations with the tribe
1864: Treaty, settled on a reservation
1872-73: Modoc War
1954: U.S. Congress terminated the tribe
1961: Klamath Tribe of Oregon Terminated, Tribal membership 2,133, Tribal land (Acres) 862,662
1986: Regained federal recognition

Stern, Theodore. The Klamath Tribe A People and Their Reservation. University of Washington Press. 1966 FS Catalog book 970.3 K662s

Additional References to the History of the Tribe[edit | edit source]

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Klamath 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.

Superintendencies[edit | edit source]

California Superintendency

Oregon Superintendency

Reservations[edit | edit source]

Agencies[edit | edit source]

Hoopa Valley Agency

Greenville School Agency

Roseburg Agency

Klamath Agency- California

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:

Correspondence and Census[edit | edit source]

Tribe	Agency	Location of Original Records	Pre-1880 Correspondence M234 RG 75 Rolls 962 Roll Number	FS Library Film Number	Post 1885 Census M595 RG 75 Rolls 693 Roll Number	FS Library Film Number
Klamath	Hoopa Valley Agency, 1891-1929	San Francisco	-	-	12,182-87,224-27	FS Library Films: 576871-576876
Klamath, Lower	Greenville School/Agency, 1897-1921	San Francisco	-	-	-	-
Klamath, Lower	Roseburg Agency, 1913-18	San Francisco	-	-	446	-
Klamath	Klamath Indian Agency, 1865-1952	-	-	-	12,182-87,224-27	FS LibraryFilms: 576871-576876

Treaty[edit | edit source]

1864 Klamath, Etc.,

Important Websites[edit | edit source]

The Constitution of the Klamath Tribes.
The Klamath Tribes Official Website
Klamath Tribes Wikipedia

References[edit | edit source]

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

[[Category:Indigenous Tribes of Washington]

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