Josephine County
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The land on which we operate the four library branches in southern
Oregon is the traditional home of the Takelma ("Those Along the
River"), the Athabaskan-speaking Dakubetede ("Beautiful Place"), the
Shasta, and the Taltushtuntude peoples. The discovery of gold in our
area in the 1850s and the opening of the Oregon Trail led to clashes
between colonizers and the native peoples who had been inhabiting the
area for thousands of years. These clashes culminated in the Rogue
River Indian Wars. Following an 1853 "Treaty of Peace," the Tribes
were confederated together and moved to the Table Rock Reservation in
modern-day Medford. Counter to this previous agreement, in 1856 the
Tribes were again displaced to the Siletz and Grand Ronde
Reservations. Today, the historic Rogue Valley Tribes are represented
by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, with some descendants
also residing among the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.
We encourage community members to take the opportunity to acknowledge
the original caretakers of this land. Here are some resources to
learn more about Native American tribes and how to develop your own
land acknowledgment.
From:
<
https://josephinelibrary.org/education-and-research/local-history/>
Jackson County
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Jackson County Library Services acknowledges that its libraries are
located within the traditional lands of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua
Tribe of Indians, and the Modoc Nation; as well as the Shasta,
Takelma, and Latgawa people, whose descendants are now identified as
members of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and the
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.
These Tribes were displaced during rapid Euro-American colonization,
the Gold Rush, and armed conflict between 1851 and 1856. In the
1850s, discovery of gold and settlement brought thousands of
Euro-Americans to their lands, leading to warfare, epidemics,
starvation, and villages being burned. In 1853 the first of several
treaties were signed, confederating these Tribes and others together
– who would then be referred to as the Rogue River Tribe. These
treaties ceded most of their homelands to the United States, and in
return they were guaranteed a permanent homeland reserved for them.
At the end of the Rogue River Wars in 1856, these Tribes and many
other Tribes from western Oregon were removed from the land. Most
were sent to the Siletz and Grand Ronde Reservations. The Modoc were
sent to Oklahoma after the Modoc War in 1873. The Cow Creek Band of
Umpqua Tribe of Indians defied removal and remained in the region.
The result of forced relocation and genocide is that Jackson County
is no longer a population center for these specific tribal groups. As
of the 2020 Census 4.6% of the population of Jackson County has some
indigenous heritage--while this is more than twice the national
average, it is a precipitous reduction from the pre-colonial 100%. We
acknowledge that indigenous groups are too often relegated to the
historical past when, in truth, indigenous people are essential
members of the Jackson County community.
We take this moment to recognize the Indigenous people whose
traditional lands are where residents of Jackson County live today.
JCLS is committed to fostering understanding, deep respect, and honor
for Indigenous people, and we encourage you to learn more about the
land you reside on.
From: <
https://jcls.org/about/land-acknowledgement/>
See Also
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Confederated Tribe of Siletz Indians
<
https://www.ctsi.nsn.us/>
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
<
https://www.grandronde.org/>
Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians
<
https://www.cowcreek-nsn.gov/>
Modoc Nation
<
https://modocnation.com/>
The Nine Recognized Tribes of Oregon
<
https://www.oregon.gov/odhs/tribal-affairs/>
My posts about Oregon History
<
gopher://tilde.pink/1/~bencollver/log/tag/oregon/>
