Hoh Tribe

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Tribal Headquarters
Hoh Tribe 2464 Lower Hoh Road Forks, WA 98331 Phone:360-374-6582 FAX: 360-374-6549


 * Official Hoh Tribal web site

Brief Timeline
1787: Contact with Europeans

1855: Quinault River Treaty, land lost and tribe removed to Quinault Reservation

1873: The Quinault River Treaty was nullified

1893:Hoh Reservation established

Additional References to the History of the Tribe and/or Band
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Hoh 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.

Reservations
Quinault Reservation

This tribe is primarily associated with the Hoh Reservation in Washington.

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

Important Websites

 * Official Hoh Tribal web site
 * Hoh Tribe Wikipedia