Quileute Tribe

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Various Spellings: Quileute, Quillehute, Quilleyyute

Tribal Headquarters
Quileute Nation 90 Main Street La Push, WA 98350 Ph. 1-360-374-6163 FAX: 1-360-374-6311 Email: qtc@quileutenation.org

Mailing Address: PO Box 279 La Push, WA 98350


 * Official Quileute Nation web site

Brief Timeline
1775: Tribe encountered a Spanish Vessell anchored offshore

1805: Lewis and Clark Expedition

1820's: Non-Indian trappers and traders entered the area

1840: Sever famine

1855 July 1,  

1856: Quinault River Treaty - 10,000 acres reservation near Taholah

1883: School established for the Quileute at La Push

1889: Reservation established at La Push

1893: Reservation established on the Hoh River

1895: Indian Shaker religion spread throughout the area

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Quileute tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Agency
Taholah Agency

Neah Bay Agency

Reservations
Quileute Reservation

The Quileute Tribe was under the jurisdiction of:
Washington Superintendency

Oregon Superintendency

Correspondence and Census

Treaty

1855 July 1,  

Vital Records


 * Neah Bay Agency, M595, births and deaths 1925-1932, FHL Film: 579696

Important Web Sites

 * Official Quileute Nation web site
 * Constitution and By-Laws of the Quileute Tribe of the Quileute Reservation Washington, Approved November 11, 1936
 * Quileute Tribe Wikipedia