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columbia river, coos bay, eastern oregon, General History, Kalapuya, Native Issues, Oregon indians, Rogue Valley, Siletz Reservation, treaties, Umpqua Valley, Willamette Valley1 Comment

The Original 1855 Belden Map, Compared to the Redrafted Version

David G. Lewis, PhD

In 1855, the United States was on a campaign to purchase all of the land from the Oregon Tribes and remove them to reservations. Joel Palmer, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Oregon, was working hard to make all arrangements for the removal of the tribes. In January of 1855, he met with the Kalapuya, Molalla and Cascades chiefs and they signed onto the Willamette Valley Treaty. By January 22nd, all of the tribes were signed for the Willamette Valley,  the Cascades foothills, and the central section of the lower Columbia River. The treaty was sent to Congress and was ratified … Continue reading The Original 1855 Belden Map, Compared to the Redrafted Version

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Temporary Reservation for the Clatskanie and Ne-Pe-Chuck

David G. Lewis, PhD

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 Indian War and with new unrest in southern Oregon in the Rogue River region, Palmer acted to remove the peaceful tribes, many of whom did not have treaties. He moved them to preserve them from settler wrath, and to prepare for their movement to the … Continue reading Temporary Reservation for the Clatskanie and Ne-Pe-Chuck