Chehalis Tribe

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Tribal Headquarters
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation 420 Howanut Road, P.O. Box 536 Oakville, WA 98568 Ph. 1-360-273-5911 FAX 1-360-273-5914


 * Official Chehalis Tribal web site

Brief Timeline
1788: John Meares explores Shoalwater Bay

1830: Epidemics depopulate the tribe.The Lower Chehalis merge with the Chinook and the Upper Chehalis with the Suwal.

1846: Treaty of Washington

1855: Govenor Isaac Stevens arrives in Washington

1864: Chehalis reservation established

1866: Shoalwater Bay Reservation established

1960: Federal recognition of the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation

The Chehalis tribe was under the following jurisdictions

Agency
Agencies maintain the records for the tribe and tribal members 

Tahola Agency

Reserevations
Chehalis Reservation

Shoalwater Bay Reservation

Superintendencies
Washington Superintendency

Oregon Superintendency

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 Chehalis 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.

Records
Agency Records

Correspondence and Census

Important Web Sites

 * Official Chehalis Tribal web site
 * Chehalis Tribe Wikipedia