Klamath Reservation

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Klamath Reservation is a Native American reservation in southern Oregon that historically served as the homeland for the Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin peoples.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American reservation
former Indian reservation
administeredBy Klamath Indian Agency
affectedBy Klamath Termination Act of 1954
associatedTribe Klamath Tribes
linked to: Klamath people

Klamath people
Modoc people
Yahooskin Band of Snake Indians
continent North America
country United States of America
currentStatus largely terminated as a single contiguous reservation
dateEstablished 1864
dateOfMajorPolicyChange 1954
establishedBy Treaty of 1864 (Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin)
establishedUnder United States federal Indian policy
ethnicGroup Klamath people
Modoc people
Yahooskin Band of Snake Indians
governingTribalEntity Klamath Tribes
linked to: Klamath people
hasLandUseHistory ranching and agriculture
timber resources
hasNaturalFeature forested uplands
wetlands and marshes
hasNaturalResource fish and wildlife habitat
timber
historicalEra 19th century United States Indian reservation system
20th century federal termination era
historicalFunction homeland for Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin peoples
site of federal Indian agency administration
jurisdiction United States Bureau of Indian Affairs (historically)
languageAssociated Klamath-Modoc language
locatedIn Oregon
southern Oregon
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Klamath County, Oregon
Lake County, Oregon
locatedInEcoregion Klamath Basin
locatedNear Klamath Falls, Oregon
linked to: Klamath Falls

Upper Klamath Lake
policyChangeType federal termination of tribal status and reservation
religionAssociated Christian missions
traditional Klamath and Modoc spiritual practices
resultedIn allotment and sale of much reservation land
loss of federal recognition for Klamath Tribes (later restored)
successorEntity Klamath Tribes’ modern tribal lands and interests
traditionalHomelandOf Klamath people
Modoc people
Yahooskin Band of Snake Indians

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Modoc people reservation Klamath Reservation
Modoc forcedRemovalTo Klamath Reservation
Klamath people reservation Klamath Reservation
Chiloquin, Oregon hasNearbyReservation Klamath Reservation
Modoc language spokenOn Klamath Reservation (historically)
linked to: Klamath Reservation
Klamath reservation Klamath Reservation
Treaty with the Klamath, etc., 1864 relatedTo Klamath Reservation