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The Chehalis Reservation ranges 4,438 acres (17.96 km 2), and is home to more than 600 American Indians. The reservation was first established in 1860 for the Lower and Upper Chehalis people . Originally 4,224.63 acres (17.10 km 2 ) larger, 3,753.63 acres (15.19 km 2 ) of land was distributed to non-native settlers in 1866 via Executive Order.
The Lower Chehalis (/ ʃ ə ˈ h eɪ l ɪ s / ⓘ shə-HAY-liss) are a Southwestern Coast Salish people indigenous to Washington state.Today, the Lower Chehalis do not maintain a distinct sovereign identity, [1] although people of Lower Chehalis descent are enrolled in several federally recognized tribes, such as the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation ...
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation: Quechan: Kwatsáan 1884 2,197 68.1 (176.4) Yuma: Extends into California Gila River Indian Community: Pima, Maricopa: O'odham/Pima: Keli Akimel Oʼotham Maricopa: 1859 11,712 583.7 (1,511.9) Pinal, Maricopa: Havasupai Indian Reservation: Havasupai: Havsuw' Baaja 1880 465 293.8 (760.9) Coconino: Hopi Reservation ...
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A state designated American Indian reservation is the land area designated by a state for state-recognized American Indian tribes who lack federal recognition. Legal/Statistical Area Description [ 2 ]
The Sts'ailes (Halkomelem: Stsʼaʼí:les), also known as Chehalis (/ ʃ ə ˈ h eɪ l ɪ s / ⓘ shə-HAY-liss) are an indigenous people from the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Their band government is the Sts'ailes Nation , formerly known as the Chehalis First Nation or Chehalis Indian Band. [ 1 ]
The establishment of reservations, beginning with the Gila River Indian Community in 1859, sometimes involved the resettlement of indigenous groups away from their traditional land. [20] The second half of the 19th century also saw the establishment of the American Indian boarding school system, including the Phoenix Indian School , founded in ...
Indian reserves under the jurisdiction of the Sts'ailes Nation include: [3] Chehalis Indian Reserve No. 5, on the right bank (west bank) of the Harrison River (location of the main community), 880.20 ha; Chehalis Indian Reserve No. 6, on the left bank (east bank) of the Harrison River, opposite IR No. 5, 25.5 ha. Pekw'Xe:yles (Peckquaylis) 10.3 ha.