Native American

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

Puyallup Indians

Puyallup Indians were located at the mouth of Puyallup River and the neighboring coast, including Carr Inlet and the southern part of Vashon Island in the state of Washington.

Palouse Indians

Palouse Indians were located in the valley of Palouse River in Washington and Idaho and on a small section of Snake River, extending eastward to the camas grounds near Moscow, Idaho. The Palouse were included in the Yakima treaty of 1855 but have never recognized the treaty obligations and have declined to lead a reservation life.

Nooksack Indians

Nooksack Indians were located along the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington and Canada.

Nisqually Indians

Nisqually Indians were located on Nisqually River above its mouth and on the middle and upper courses of Puyallup River.

Muckleshoot Indians

Muckleshoot Indians were located on White River, their territory extending from Kent eastward to the mountains, but it seems also to have included Green River.

Methow Indians

Methow Indians were located on Methow River. A detached band called Chilowhist wintered on the Okanogan River between Sand Point and Malott.

Makah Indians

Makah Indians were located about Cape Flattery, claiming the coast east as far as Hoko River and south to Flattery Rocks, besides Tatoosh Island. Later they were confined to the Makah Reservation.

Lummi Indians

Lummi Indians were located on the upper part of Bellingham Bay and about the mouth of Nooksack River. Formerly the Lummi are said to have resorted at times to a group of islands east of Vancouver Island. They were finally placed on Lummi Reservation.

Kwalhioqua Indians

Kwalhioqua Indians were located on the upper course of Willopah River, and the southern and western headwaters of the Chehalis. Gibbs (1877) extends their territory eastward of the Cascades, but Boas (1892) doubts the correctness of this.

Kwaiailk Indians

Kwaiailk Indians were located on the upper course of Chehalis River in Washington State.

Klickitat Indians

Klickitat Indians. The original home of the Klickitat was somewhere south of the Columbia, and they invaded their later territory after the Yakima crossed the river. They joined in the Yakima treaty at Camp Stevens, June 9, 1855, by which they ceded their lands to the United States, and most of them settled upon the Yakima Reservation.

Humptulip Indians

The Humptulip Indians were a small group associated with the coastal division of the Salishan linguistic family, closely linked to the Chehalis tribe. They primarily resided along the Humptulips River and surrounding areas in Grays Harbor County, Washington, including Hoquiam Creek and Whiskam River.

Hoh Indians

Hoh Indians were located on Hoh River on the west coast of Washington.

Cowlitz Indians

Cowlitz Indians were located on most of the lower and all the middle course of Cowlitz River. Later they were divided between Chehalis and Puyallup Reservations in Washington State.

Copalis Indians

Copalis Indians are located on the Copalis River and the Pacific Coast between the mouth of Joe Creek and Grays Harbor.

Colville Indians

Colville Indians are located on Colville River and that part of the Columbia between Kettle Falls and Hunters.

Columbia Indians

The Sinkiuse Indians / Columbia Indians lived on the east side of Columbia River from Fort Okanogan to the neighborhood of Point Eaton.

Clallam Indians

Clallam Indians were located on the south side of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, between Port Discovery and Hoko River. Later the Clallam occupied the Chimakum territory also and a small number lived on the lower end of Vancouver Island.

Chimakum Indians

Chimakum Indians were located on the peninsula between Hood’s Canal and Port Townsend, they were often referred to as the Port Townsend Indians.