Tag: General History

Sickness Issues from the Trumpet: Health Conditions at the Early Western Oregon Reservations

October 24, 2016

“The Doctress said she distinctly saw the sickness that afflicted the tribes issue from the Trumpet which I sounded to announce the hour of school, and settle like a mist upon the camp; and should I sound it, in a few days all the Indians would be in their graves- The camp desolate! I was … More Sickness Issues from the Trumpet: Health Conditions at the Early Western Oregon Reservations

Removal and Decline of the Rogue River Tribes at Reservations

October 23, 2016

In 1856, all of the tribes from the interior of western Oregon removed to the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation. This was a plan created by Oregon Indian Superintendent Joel Palmer after the outbreak of new hostilities in southern Oregon in 1855. Faced with the prospect of a huge war in southern Oregon, and the probable … More Removal and Decline of the Rogue River Tribes at Reservations

Temporary Reservation for the Clatskanie and Ne-Pe-Chuck

October 12, 2016

In 1855-56 Oregon Indian Superintendent Joel Palmer established a number of temporary reservations to hold Indians in Oregon. Many tribes had negotiated treaties and were awaiting the ratification of the treaties in Congress. The majority of treaties  were ratified by April of 1855.  With unrest on the Columbia in the final battles of the Yakima … More Temporary Reservation for the Clatskanie and Ne-Pe-Chuck

Getting Their Due: Indian Claims Cases of Oregon Tribes

October 3, 2016

The Oregon tribes have sued the United States on numerous occasions in the past 100 years.  Tribes across the United States began suing the federal government for non-payment of land (unratified treaties, American invasion of tribal reservation lands and survey errors), for mis-management of finances, and for misuse of the tribal lands in the early … More Getting Their Due: Indian Claims Cases of Oregon Tribes