In 1875 a good number of letters were sent around to Indian agents about Indians who had “illegally” left the reservations and who were living in a settler community, about small minor crimes and disturbances by Indians from the Dalles to Roseburg. During this time the federal government was in the midst of taking several hundred thousand acres form the Coast reservation, many of the Native people were feeling insecure about their living situation, and the reservation culture was still extremely rugged. Additionally, in 1875, the funding from the treaties of 1853-1855 ended. The 20 years of payments for education … Continue reading Lost Horses & Rights of Native Peoples in Salem, Oregon 1875