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Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw

Confederated Tribes of the
Coos, Lower Umpqua and
Siuslaw Indians of Oregon
Umpqua Indian.jpg
Drawing of an Umpqua man
Total population
526 (1990s)
Regions with significant populations
 United States( Oregon)
Languages
English, formerly Coos,Siuslaw, and Kuitsh (Lower Umpqua)
Religion
Traditional Tribal Religion
Related ethnic groups
Other Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw people

The Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon are a federally recognized Native American tribe of Hanis Coos, Miluk Coos, Lower Umpqua (or Kuitsh), and Siuslaw people in Oregon. They are indigenous peoples of the Plateau.

The service area of the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians include lands a five-county area spanning Coos, Curry, Lincoln, Douglas, and Lane Counties.

The Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians are headquartered in Coos Bay, Oregon. The tribe is governed by a democratically elected general council, serving four-year terms. The tribal chief serves ten-year terms. The current administration is as follows:

Members of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw speak English. Formerly they spoke the Coos language and Siuslaw language (Siuslaw and Kuitsh dialects), which is a language isolate. The tribe runs a language program to revive Coos and Siuslaw.

The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw owns and operates:

The tribes did not have contact with Europeans until 1792. In 1828, Lower Umpqua (Kuitsh) people massacred members of the Jedediah Smith Party and attacked the Hudson's Bay Company's fort in 1838. Most of their population died in the epidemics which followed European contact.


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