Walla Walla People

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Tribal Headquarters
The Umatilla Reservation was established in 1855 for the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla Indians. They joined together as the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation in 1949.

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation PO Box 638 73239 Confederated Way Pendleton, Oregon 97801 Phone: 541-276-3165 FAX: 541-276-3095


 * Official web site of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, which includes the Walla Walla Tribe.

Brief Timeline
1811: first contact with Hudson Bay Company fur taders

1847: measle epidemic killed many

1847: Whitman Mission massacre

1855: Treaty

1855-1858: join with other tribes aginst settlers

1865: Treaty

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
A good history of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation is included on the tribal web site.

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Walla Walla 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.

Reservations
The Wallawalla Indians are primarily associated with the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon.

Treaties

 * 1855 June 25, at Wasco, Tribes of Middle Oregon
 * 1855 June 9, at Camp Stevens with the Cayuse, Etc.,
 * 1865 November 15, Middle Oregon Tribes

Vital Records

 * Uintah and Ouray Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, FHL Film: 583072

Superintendencies
The Walla Walla tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Oregon and Washington Superintendencies.

Important Web Sites

 * Official web site of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, which includes the Walla Walla Tribe.
 * Walla Walla Tribe Wikipedia
 * Constitution and By-Laws for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, which includes the Walla Walla Tribe.