A Very Short Tribal History

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A Very Short Tribal History

• The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua became the first
  Oregon Treaty Tribe on September 19, 1853 after
  one day of negotiation with Chief Miwaleta.
• Western Oregon Indian Termination Act of 1954
  terminated about 67 tribes. This one act
  terminated more Tribes than all other termination
  acts combined.
• On December 27, 1982, President Reagan signed
  into law restoration of the Cow Creek Band of
  Umpqua Tribe of Indians and established formal
  relations with the United States Government
  through its trust agency, the Bureau of Indian
  Affairs.

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Persistence

• After the Treaty was signed until the restoration
  act, the Tribe endured epidemics, the stress of
  economic and cultural dislocation, as well as the
  militia hired by the Office of Indian Affairs to
  essentially exterminate them.
• Scattered individuals and families remained in
  the remote outlying regions of the watershed, and
  others returned from the reservations.
• Through it all the Tribal Government stayed
  intact.

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Tribal Government

• The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians is
  a government with rights and responsibilities
  toward its citizens.
• The Tribe has their own constitution that is
  separate and distinct from the Constitution of
  the United States.
• The Tribal government upholds tribal sovereignty
  and strives to protect our history and culture.

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Usual and Accustomed Places

• Much of the Tribes history and culture is
  interconnected with our ancestral lands.

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Government to Government

• All projects within this designated area should
  have tribal notification and consultation.
• The Tribe meets with ODOT staff quarterly to
  exchange information.
• Each ODOT region has a designated tribal liaison.
• ODOT staff is required to report to the
  Commission on Indian Services on their Government
  to Government relations with Tribes every year.

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Tooter Ansures Site Monitor

• We require two weeks notice on all projects
  within our Usual and Accustomed Places.

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Weaver Road Bridge Project
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Weaver Road Bridge Project

• Local ODOT personnel has really stepped up and
  involved the Tribes Cultural and Natural
  Resource programs in the early stages of bridge
  development, maintenance, and planning.
• Monthly meetings with ODOT and county personnel,
  the environmental subcontractors, and the
  archaeological subcontractors limits
  opportunities for miscommunication.

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Staging Areas
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Staging Areas on Private Lands
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Cow Creek Cultural and Natural Resource Contact
Information

• Jessica Bochart
• Archaeologist
• jbochart_at_cowcreek.com

• Steven Rondeau
• Natural Resource Director
• srondeau_at_cowcreek.com

2371 NE Stephens Suite 500 Roseburg, Oregon
97470 [phone] [phone] Fax (541)
677-5574