Nation

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

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Official name: Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
Recorded status: Listed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (91 FR 4102, January 30, 2026)
Region: Oregon

In the record

The atlas records 1 broken treaty promise involving Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians: Siletz and Western Oregon: Coast Reservation reduced, tribes terminated (1954), restored (1977).

This nation carries the history of Kalapuya, Molala (Molel), Rogue River and Umpqua in the treaty record. Land has come back: Siletz Rocky Shores parcel near Yachats.

Written from the records linked here; open any of them for its sources. This is what the United States’ treaty record says, not the nation’s own account.

Treaty or agreementTreaty under documented pressureShapes from the 1899 federal record: approximate, not legal boundaries.

The record over time

Circles are land the United States recorded as ceded, sized by acres and colored by how it was taken. Bars are treaties, broken promises, court cases and land returns.

Names

Each name shows where it comes from. A nation’s own name is shown as the nation writes it.

Official names

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon

Land recorded as ceded

This nation carries the history of peoples named in Royce’s schedule. Their record:

Molala (Molel) About 1 million acres recorded as ceded by the end of 1894

Treaty under documented pressure1 million

Estimate from Royce’s maps; overlapping cessions counted once. Not a survey or legal measure.

1 cession. Follow Molala (Molel) through the years on the map

Rogue River About 2 million acres recorded as ceded by the end of 1894

Treaty under documented pressure2 million

Estimate from Royce’s maps; overlapping cessions counted once. Not a survey or legal measure.

1 cession. Follow Rogue River through the years on the map

Who is doing the work

Working with these nations

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Nation government Rocky Shores parcel near Yachats (about 7 acres, purchase pending as of Oct 2026)
McKenzie River Trust Allied land trust Brokered and fundraised for Rocky Shores parcel near Yachats (about 7 acres, pending as of Oct 2026)

Native legal and land defense, nationally

Native American Rights Fund (NARF) Native-led Litigation and legal advocacy for tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, land and resources Give on their site Website
NDN Collective (LANDBACK Campaign) Native-led LANDBACK campaign (launched 2020; Mount Rushmore closure and return of Black Hills public lands), Indigenous… Give on their site Website
Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) Native-led Land recovery and control by tribes and individual Indian landowners Website
Decolonizing Wealth Project (Indigenous Earth Fund; California Tribal Land Return) Native-led Reparative philanthropy Give on their site Website

Gifts go straight to each organization; this atlas takes nothing. Listing is not endorsement: how organizations are listed.

Connections

These links were matched automatically by name or date and have not yet been reviewed by a person.

Land recorded in this nation’s name 6, matched by the Forest Service, under review

Carries the treaty history of 4

Named in 2

Governed by 1

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

Organizations that work with this nation 1

McKenzie River Trust

Sources

ctsi.nsn.us/unclassified
Clatsop | Chinook | Klickitat | Molala | Kalapuya | Tillamook
federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2026/01/30/2026-01899.htmlprimary record
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the BIA, 91 FR 4102 (Jan. 30, 2026)primary record
Listed in 91 FR 4102 (Jan. 30, 2026).

Research notes

From org-siletz-ctsi.

Kind: Nation
Confidence: Medium
Nation review: Not yet reviewed by this nation

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