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We are the Coquille People. We define community as our relationship with all that surrounds us: the land, the sea, the sky, and every person that touches our lives. We are all connected.
Despite the death and cultural devastation that befell our Tribe, we continued to function as a family and sovereign government. Following a 35-year struggle, the U.S. government restored our Tribal status on June 28, 1989. |
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Our People have lived in the Coquille Valley where the river meets the sea for generations. In the mid 19th century, when miners and settlers poured into the valley, our traditional way of life was forever altered. In 1856, after much of our land was taken away, our Tribe, along with our Native neighbors, were forcibly marched north to the Siletz Reservation. Gathering cranberries from amongst the bounty of our land was replaced with harvesting cultivated cranberries for the settlers. In 1954 the U.S. government terminated the Coquille Indian Tribe.
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