Member Tribes
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
Located in southwestern Washington State is the 1,130,000 acres reservation that is home to the Yakima or Yakama Indian Nation (AID, 39). The Yakama Nation, which is about 6,300 strong (AID, 39) has a flag that shows the borders of the reservation in white against a sky blue background. Within the map is a depiction of Mount Adams, an impressive mountain that lies partly within the reservation. This mountain is sacred to the Yakama. Soaring above the mountain is an eagle depicted in full color. Not only is the eagle sacred, but it shares a lifestyle with many Yakama who earn their living fishing for salmon in the waters of the Columbia River and its tributaries.
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians are a federally recognized confederation of 27 bands, originating from Northern California to Southern Washington. They include: Clatsop, Chinook, Klickitat, Molala, Kalapuya, Tillamook, Alsea, Siuslaw/Lower Umpqua, Coos, Coquelle, Upper Umpqua, Tututni (including all the lower Rogue River Bands and those extending up the coast to Floras Creek and down to Whales Head), Chetco (including all of the villages from Whales Head to the Winchuck River), Tolowa, Takelma (including the Illinois Valley/mid-Rogue River and Cow Creek peoples), Galice/Applegate, and Shasta.
Termination was imposed upon the Siletz by the United States government in 1955. In November of 1977, they were the first Tribe in the state of Oregon and second in the United States to be fully restored to federal recognition. In 1992, the Tribe achieved self governance, which allows them to compact directly with the US Government. This gives them control and accountability over their Tribal programs and funding. They occupy and manage a 3,666 acre reservation located in Lincoln County, Oregon. They manage several resources, including water, timber and fish.
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is a union of three Tribes: Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla. The CTUIR has 2,965 Tribal members.
Nearly half of those Tribal members live on or near the Umatilla Reservation. The Umatilla Reservation is also home to another 300 Indians who are members of other Tribes. About 1,500 non-Indians also live on the Reservation. Thirty percent of their membership is composed of children under age 18. Fifteen percent are elders over age 55. CTUIR is governed by a constitution and by-laws adopted in 1949. The governing body is the nine-member board of trustees, elected every two years by the general council (Tribal members age 18 and older).
A nation where the sun shines most every day, and time turns to the pace of a culture thousands of years in the making. It is the land of the Warm Springs, Wasco and Paiute Native American Tribes, stretching from the snowcapped summit of the Cascade Mountains to the palisaded cliffs of the Deschutes River in Central Oregon. Despite the great loss of traditional culture that occurred as a result of settlement on the reservation, the people of the Warm Springs Reservation have succeeded in holding on to many of their ancient traditions and values.
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
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