Petition to E.J. Diehl, Superintendent, Klamath Agency, Oregon, 1951
Content Description
The Petition is written by the enrolled members of the Klamath Indian Reservation. It refers to the proposed changes in the Constitution for the Klamath Tribes. The paper is a copy and is not complete.
Dates
- Creation: 1951
Biographical / Historical
The Klamath Indian Reservation became the home of the Klamath Tribes, a merger of the Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin tribes created by the Treaty of 1864. The reservation was in the Klamath Basin, where the Klamath Tribes became one of the wealthiest tribal groups due largely to the timber industry. Despite opposition, Congress passed the Klamath Termination Act in 1954, which ended the federal recognition of the Klamath Tribes. Tribal lands were eventually reorganized into National Forest areas and lands that could be sold. The Klamath Agency was an Indian Agency established for the Klamath Indian Reservation in 1866. The Klamath Reservation was terminated in 1961, but the Agency still exists.
Extent
2 Sheets (2 pages with Petition)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Klamath Indian Reservation became the home of the Klamath Tribes, a merger of the Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin tribes created by the Treaty of 1864. Collection contains petition written by the enrolled members of the Klamath Indian Reservation. It refers to the proposed changes in the Constitution for the Klamath Tribes.
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to Petition to E.J. Diehl, Superintendent, Klamath Agency, Oregon
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Created by Alla Powers
- Date
- 2026
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Institute of Technology Libraries, Shaw Historical Library Repository