Modoc People

Guide to  ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and other agency records.



Various Spellings: Modoc, Modac, Moadoc

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

Ancestral homeland: southern Oregon and northern California

Tribal Headquarters
Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma 515 G Street Southeast Miami, OK 74354 Phone: 918-542-1190 Website

Population: 1984: 200 enrollment.

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

Agencies
Digger Agency

Quapaw and Seneca Agency 1873-1880

Superintendancy
Oregon Superintendency

Central Superintendency

Reservations
Klamath Reservation

Additional References
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.

Keith A. Murray. The Modocs and Their War, Norman, OK. University of OK. Press, 1969.

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

Land and Property
Tribally owned: 57.93 acres

Treaty

 * 1864

Vital Records

 * Quapaw Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932,

Important Websites

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