Umatilla Reservation

Located in northeastern Oregon State, is the Anishinabe-Sahaptian Umatilla Reservation. It has a bitter past and, probably a corrupted history written for them by the whites. Why? The obvious Chippewa presence in that region of North America! In the mid 19th century the whites initiated an invasion into the California, Oregon, and Washington region. Most of the Indians at the time of that invasion, were subjugated by the military and police totem (the Chippewa's) of the Algonquin Tribe. Starting in the late 1840s, Algonquin soldiers commenced to fight the invading whites who were using Plague Warfare against them, as a means to decimate Indian populations. At the time, the whites had superior weapons (the revolver) and easily dominated the brave soldiers of the Algonquin's.

After a series of wars were fought in the Idaho, Oregon, and Washington region from 1847 to 1859, a peace treaty was signed and a fragile peace commenced. In June of 1855, the Americans supposedly signed two treaties with several of the Sahaptian Tribes the Algonquin's subjugated, in which they ceded to the United States over 20 million acres of land and were set aside Reservations in Oregon and Washington States. Supposedly the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla ceded 6.4 million acres to the United States when the 1855 treaty was signed. And supposedly the United States set aside a 510,000 acre Reservation for the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla with the 1855 treaty agreements. The United States quickly learned that the Anishinabek refused to recognize that treaty and the 1855-1858 war followed. Afterwards, the United States did set aside a huge Anishinabe Reservation in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington for the Anishinabe people and their Indian allies.

However, the peace would not last. In 1876, the United States broke treaty promises and launched a military offensive against the Anishinabe controlled land in eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and western South Dakota. The war is known as the 1876-1877 Black Hills War and Nez Perce War. After easily defeating the brave Anishinabe soldiers, the whites forced them to cede their Reservation. The Umatilla Reservation was established to be the home for the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla (all Sahaptian) peoples. And this one in Oregon covers 271 sq. mi. or 173,440 acres but, as mentioned, it originally covered 510,000 acres. Whites own 48% of this Reservation. This Reservation is open.

At the present time, the Chippewa's of the umatilla reservation have been forced by the whites to lose their Chippewa Tribal identity. The whites only recognize the Sahaptian people of the Umatilla Reservation. Below are the demographics of this Reservation. Average household size is 3.0. There is a total of 1,013 housing units with owner occupied units numbering 712 while renter occupied units number 301. Below is a list of the towns on this Reservation which are predominantly Native American.

Umatilla Reservation of Oregon State
Covers 271 sq. mi.
Population is 2,927
Indian: 1,427
White: 1,377
Black: 4
Asian: 29
Mixed: 89
Hispanic: 62 - Hispanic population is corrupted as usual. Mexicans are predominantly descended from the Native Americans who lived in the eastern part of the United States. The whites have forced them to lose their tribal identities.
Language is Sahaptian

Umatilla Reservation Communities
Cayuse Population is 59.
Kirkpatrick Population is 172.
Mission Population is 1,019.