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Rogue River Treaty of 1854, Negotiated November 15, 1854, Ratified March 3, 1855

David G. Lewis, PhD

The second Rogue River Treaty, that of 1854, was a treaty of peace and ratifying the joint occupancy of the Table Rock Reservation by many tribes subject to the treaty in the region. The Chasta treaty of 1854 states that the tribe will remove to Table Rock Reservation, where the Rogue River Tribes are already removed too. This treaty of 1854, ratified that the tribes will live peacefully on the reservation, and confederate together. There is no additional land ceded in this treaty. Tribes in the region would typically raid one another for slaves and resources. It was common for … Continue reading Rogue River Treaty of 1854, Negotiated November 15, 1854, Ratified March 3, 1855

General History, Grand Ronde Reservation, Kalapuya, Oregon indians, treaties, Umpqua Valley, Willamette Valley2 Comments

Treaty with the Umpqua and Kalapuya, Negotiated November 29, 1854, Ratified March 3, 1855

David G. Lewis, PhD

On November 29th 1854, the tribes of the upper Umpqua River (Umpqua) and Yoncalla Kalapuyans signed a treaty with the United States for their lands.  This was the second treaty for the area north of the Umpqua Range. These tribes were then removed to the Umpqua Reservation. They had already had a lot of interaction with the British and Americans at Fort Umpqua, and many were learning farming and ranching skills from the settlers. One family of the Yoncallas, the Halo family under Chief Halo (Halito), actually grew up at a village on the Row River, near Cottage Grove, outside … Continue reading Treaty with the Umpqua and Kalapuya, Negotiated November 29, 1854, Ratified March 3, 1855