Modoc People

The Modoc Tribe is primarily associated with the states of California and Oklahoma.

Ancestral homeland: southern Oregon and northern California

Brief Timeline
1864: Modoc and Klamath ceded land and moved to Klamath Reservation in Oregon

1870: Captain Jack (Kintpuash) set out to create a homeland for the Modoc tribe; in Lost Valley

1872:  Modoc uprising; Captain James Jackson set out from Fort Klamath with orders to take the Modoc's back to the Klamath Reservation.

1872- : Surviving Modoc's sent to live in Indian Territory among the Quapaw Tribe

1909: Fifty-one Modoc allowed to return to Klamath Reservation

1978: The Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma obtained federal recognition

1991: Constitution approved

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 Modoc 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.

Tribal Headquarters
Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma 515 G Street Southeast Miami, OK 74354 Phone: 918.542.1190 Fax: 918.542.5415

Records
Agency Records

Correspondence and Census Records

Vital Records


 * Quapaw Agency (M595) births and deaths 1924-1932 FHL Film: 581408

Important Web Sites

 * The Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma Tribal Website
 * Modoc Tribe Wikipedia