Historical Summary
- Since 6,000 B.C. or earlier, the Rogue River, Umpqua, Chasta, Kalapuya, Molalla, Salmon River, Tillamook, and Nestucca Indians lived in their traditional homelands
- 1854-1857: In the wake of the Rogue River Wars, the Grand Ronde reservation established by treaty arrangements in 1854 and 1855 and an Executive Order of June 30, 1857
- 1856: Fort Yamhill built next to reservation
- 1860's: Arrival of the Belgian Catholic missionary Father Adrien Croquet (renamed Crockett), uncle of the famous Cardinal Mercier - later followed by his nephew Joseph Mercier. The non-ordained Joseph married into a local tribe, and many present-day tribespeople are among his descendants.
- 1887: the General Allotment Act makes allotments to individuals totaling slightly over 33,000 acres (130 km²) of Reservation land. Most of this ends up in the hands of non-Indians.
- 1901: U.S. Inspector James McLaughlin declared a 25,791 acre (104.4 km²) tract of the reservation "surplus" and the U.S. sold it for $1.16 per acre ($287/km²).
- 1936: Indian Reorganization Act enables the Tribe to re-purchase some land for homes
- 1954: Termination Act
- 1983: Grand Ronde Restoration Act: On November 22, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the Grand Ronde Restoration Act.
- 1988: Tribe regains 9,811 acres (39.7 km²). This is now about 10,052 acres (45 km²).
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