Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

Tribal Headquarters
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians 201 SE Swan Avenue P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380 Phone: 541.444.2532 Phone: 1-800-922-1399 Fax: 1.541.444.2307


 * Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Official Website

Brief Timeline
1805: encountered by Lewis and Clark expedition

1828: epidemics of typhus, measles and smallpox

1833: epidemics of typhus, measles, and smallpox

1846 and 1848: fires burned their land

1850: gold discovered in Oregon

1853: Rouge River War

1855: Siletz Reservation is established

1856: many tribes forcibly removed to the Siletz Reservation

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Reservations
Siletz Reservation

Important Web Sites

 * Constitution and By-laws of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon. Last Amended: 1994
 * Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Official Website
 * Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Wikipedia