Klamath Indians--Politics and government
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Mr. Malcolm Epley, Herald and News, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Collection
Identifier: SHL080
Abstract
The Klamath Tribes are a merger of the Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin tribes created by the Treaty of 1864. They were placed on a reservation in the Klamath Basin, where they became one of the wealthiest tribal groups due largely to the timber industry. Raymond H. Bitney joined the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1926 as forest assistant at the Klamath Agency. The Constitution of the Klamath Tribes was established to recognize the authority of the Tribal Committees formed by the General Council...
Dates:
1949
Letter to Mr. Raymond H. Bitney, Superintendent, Klamath Agency, Oregon
Collection
Identifier: SHL079
Abstract
Raymond H. Bitney joined the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1926 as forest assistant at the Klamath Agency. The Klamath Agency was an Indian Agency established for the Klamath Indian Reservation in 1866. Collection contains a letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Interior to Mr. Bitney regarding the proposed Constitution for the Klamath Tribes of Oregon.
Dates:
1949
Petition to E.J. Diehl, Superintendent, Klamath Agency, Oregon
Collection
Identifier: SHL081
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.
Dates:
1951