Native American

The list of items below have been tagged as part of the Native American historical collection here at AccessGenealogy.

Miluk Indians

Miluk Indians were located at the mouth of Coquille River in Oregon.

Kuitsh Indians

Kuitsh Indians were located on Lower Umpqua River in Oregon.

Hanis Indians

Hanis Indians were located on Coos River and Bay in Oregon.

Dakubetede Indians

The Dakubetede Indians were an Athapascan tribe located in Oregon, with their territory extending slightly into northern California. They were known by several names, including the Applegate River Indians due to their habitat, Ni’ckitc hitclûm by the Alsea, meaning “people far up the stream,” and Ts’û-qûs-li’-gwûût-me’ tunne by the Naltûnnetûnne. They spoke a dialect identical to that of the Taltushtuntude. The Dakubetede lived along the Applegate River, and in 1780, Mooney estimated that they, along with related groups, numbered around 3,200, though the Dakubetede themselves were not separately enumerated.

Clowwewalla Indians

Clowwewalla Indians were located at the falls of Willamette River in Oregon.

Clatsop Indians

Clatsop Indians. The Clatsop centered about Cape Adams, on the south side of Columbia River, extending up the latter as far as Tongue Point and southward on the Pacific coast to Tillamook Head.

Clatskanie Indians

Clatskanie Indians. According to Gibbs (1877) the Clatskanie at one time owned the prairies bordering Chehalis River, Washington, at the mouth of Skookumchuck River, but on the failure of game, crossed the Columbia and occupied the mountains about Clatskanie River, their best-known historic seat. For a long time they exacted toll of all who passed going up or down the Columbia.

Clackamas Indians

Clackamas Indians were located on Clackamas River, claiming the country on the east side of Willamette River from a few miles above its mouth nearly to Oregon City and east as far as the Cascade Mountains in the present states of Oregon and Washington.

Chetco Indians

Chetco Indians were located on each side of the mouth of Chetco River and about 14 miles up it as well as on Winchuck River in Oregon and California.

Chastacosta Indians

Chastacosta Indians were located on the lower course of Illinois River, both sides of Rogue River for some distance above its confluence with the Illinois, and on the north bank somewhat farther in Oregon.

Cayuse Indians

Cayuse Indians were located about the heads of Walla Walla, Umatilla, and Grande Ronde Rivers and extending from the Blue Mountains to Deschutes River, Washington and Oregon.

Atfalati Indians

Atfalati Indians were located on the Atfalati plains, the hills about Forest Grove and the shores and vicinity of Wapato; they are also said to have extended as far as the site of Portland, all in the present state of Oregon.

Alsea Indians

Alsea Indians were located on Alsea River and Bay in Oregon.

Ahantchuyuk Indians

Ahantchuyuk Indians were located on and about Pudding River, which empties into the Willamette from the east about 10 miles south of Oregon City, Oregon.

Calapooya Indians

Calapooya Indians were located on the headwaters of Willamette River including McKinzie, Middle, and West Forks in Oregon.

Yakima Indians

Yakima Indians were located on the lower course of Yakima River in Washington State.

Wishram Indians

Wishram Indians were located on the north side of Columbia River in Klickitat County, Washington.