Modoc People



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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: 1.918.542.1190 Fax: 1.918.542.5415


 * The Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma Tribal Website

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.

Correspondence and Census Records

Treaty


 * 1864

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