The following documents are part of the Siletz Reservation Collection at the Oregon Historical Society Library in Portland. They were found in around 2010 by
Month: June 2017
Priming the Powderkeg: Table Rock area in 1855
In 1853 there had occurred the Rogue River War. That war was likely caused by continued encroachment into tribal lands by settlers, and the failure
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Weakening the Confidence of the Tribes, Planning their Removal 1854-1856
In 1853, Joel Palmer was managing numerous needs of the Tribes in Western Oregon as Indian Superintendent of the Oregon Territory. His first Treaty was
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The Temporary Reservation on the Guilford W. Warden DLC, Yamhill County
Guilford W. Warden was an emigre into the Oregon Territory in 1850. He had a donation land claim in Yamhill County near the South Yamhill
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A State of Open Warfare: the Chetko Massacre revisited
Rape, threats of violence, and Murder were the tools used by the Whitemen who came to the region encompassing northern California and southern Oregon in
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