Klamath Tribes

United States

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California

Indigenous Peoples of California

Klamath Tribes

United States

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Oregon

Indigenous Peoples of Oregon

Klamath Tribes

United States

Indigenous Peoples of the US

Washington

Indigenous Peoples of Washington

Klamath Tribes

Klamath Indian In costume Edward S Curtis .jpg

Ancestral Homeland: Washington, Oregon and northern California

Tribal Headquarters

Klamath Tribes
P.O. Box 436
Chiloquin, OR 97624-0436
Phone: 541-783-2219 or 800-524-9787
Website

Brief Timeline

• 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 Library book 970.3 K662s

Additional References to the History of the Tribe

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

California Superintendency

Oregon Superintendency

Agencies

Hoopa Valley Agency

Greenville School Agency

Roseburg Agency

Klamath Agency- California

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:

• Allotment records
• Annuity rolls
• Census records
• Correspondence
• Health records
• Reports
• School census and records
• Vital records

Correspondence and Census

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

• 1864 Klamath, Etc.,

Important Websites

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

Bibliography

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