Coquille Indian Tribe

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Original homeland: along the Coquille River in Coos Bay, southern Oregon coast.

The Coquille Tribe is primarily associated with the state of Oregon.

Tribal Headquarters
Coquille Tribe P. O. Box 783 North Bend, OR 97459-0061 Phone: 1.541.756.0904 Fax: 1.541.756.0847 Website: www.coquilletribe.org


 * Coquille Indian Tribe Official Website

Brief Timeline
1828: Jedediah Smith explores Oregon coast

1853: gold discovered at Whiskey Run

1854: the Coquille village Nah-so-mah attact by miners

1855: Treaty - unratified

1856: removed to Coast Indian Reservation,

1954: United States terminates relation with the tribe

1989: Coquille Restoration Act

Reservations
Coast Indian Reservation (became Siletz and Grand Ronde Reservations)

Siletz Reservation

Grand Ronde Reservation

Important Web Sites

 * Constitution and By-laws of the Coquille Indian Tribe
 * Coquille Indian Tribe Official Website
 * Coquille Indian Tribe Wikipedia