Umatilla Tribe

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Ancestral Homeland: today is northern Oregon and southern Washington

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: 1-541-276-3165 FAX: 1-541-276-3095


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

Brief Timeline

 * 1800's: The Umatilla participated in fur trading with North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company and the American Fur Company
 * 1847-50: Cayuse War
 * 1853: Umatilla Reservation was established near Pendleton, Oregon
 * 1855-56: Yakama War
 * 1855 June 9, Treaty at Camp Stevens with the Walla Walla, Cayuse, Etc.
 * 1870's: Bannock War

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.

Agency
Umatilla Agency

Reservations
Reservation a tract of land set aside for occupation and use by American Indians.

Umatilla Reservation

The Umatilla Tribe was under the jurisdiction of:
Oregon Superintendency

Washington Superintendency

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

Treaty

 * 1855 June 9, at Camp Stevens with the Walla Walla,Cayuse, Etc.,

Vital Records

 * Umatilla Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, FHL | Film 583080

Important Websites

 * Official web site of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, which includes the Umatilla Indians.
 * Constitution and By-Laws of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation 1949.
 * Umatilla Tribe Wikipedia