Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

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Tribal Headquarters
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians 201 SE Swan Avenue P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380 Phone: 541.444.2532 Phone: 1-800-922-1399 Fax: 1.541.444.2307


 * Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Official Website

Brief Timeline
1805: The tribe encountered by Lewis and Clark expedition

1828: Epidemics of typhus, measles and smallpox

1833: Epidemics of typhus, measles, and smallpox

1846 and 1848: Fires burned their land

1850: Gold discovered in Oregon

1853: Rouge River War

1855: Siletz Reservation is established

1856: Many tribes forcibly removed to the Siletz Reservation

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Reservations
Siletz Reservation

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Important Websites

 * Constitution and By-laws of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon. Last Amended:1994
 * Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Official Website
 * Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Wikipedia