Umatilla Indian Reservation

Umatilla Indian Reservation
Location in the United States
Umatilla 
Indian Reservation
Location in Oregon
Map of the Umatilla Indian Reservation,
east of Pendleton

The Umatilla Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation in the northwest United States, located in northeastern Oregon, east of Pendleton. The reservation is mostly located in Umatilla County, with a very small part extending south into Union County. It is managed by the three Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

Located on the north side of the Blue Mountains, the reservation was established for two Sahaptin-speaking Native American tribes: the Umatilla and Walla Walla, and for the Cayuse, whose language, now extinct, was an isolate. All the tribes historically inhabited the Columbia Plateau region. The tribes share land and a governmental structure as part of their confederation.

Geography, demographics and headquarters

The reservation has a land area of 271.047 sq mi (702.009 km²) and a tribal population of 2,927 as of the 2000 census. In addition, some 300 Native Americans from other regional tribes and 1500 non-natives live on the reservation.[1] The largest community is Mission, which is the site of the tribal headquarters as well as the Umatilla Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.[2][3] Some BIA agency offices serve more than one federally recognized tribe, but the Umatilla Agency exclusively serves the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR).[4]

History

The tribes developed the Wildhorse Casino Resort on their reservation to generate revenues for their people. The casino is located near Interstate 84. In 2006 it started Cayuse Technologies, to provide software development and related services. These enterprises employ 1,000 persons and have markedly reduced unemployment.

Pendleton photographer Walter S. Bowman photographed tribe members in the early 20th century.[5][6][7] The CTUIR founded the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, a museum that provides both historical and contemporary exhibits related to the confederated tribes, as well as exhibits of contemporary Native American arts and traditional craftwork.

Communities

Rattlesnake Pete from the Umatilla Indian Reservation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Who We Are" (January 2013), Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation
  2. ↑ "Indian Agency Headquarters". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  3. ↑ "Umatilla Agency". Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  4. ↑ "Northwest Region - Tribes Served". Bureau of Indian Affairs. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
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External links

Coordinates: 45°42′N 118°30′W / 45.7°N 118.5°W / 45.7; -118.5

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