Cow Creek. (Oregon State Archives Scenic Images collection)
Contact
Address: 2371 NE Stephens St., Suite 100, Roseburg 97470
Phone: 541-672-9405, 800-929-8229
About
Treaty Date: September 19, 1853
Restoration Date: December 29, 1982
Number of Members: 1,950
Land Base Acreage: approximately 48,000 acres
Number of people employed by the Tribe: 1,100
Economy
The Tribal government does not collect taxes from members. Funds to support services are generated through economic development. The Tribe owns Seven Feathers Casino Resort, Seven Feathers RV Resort, 7 Feathers Truck and Travel Center. The Cow Creek Umpqua Tribe responsibly manage 48,000 acres of ancestral homeland. The Tribe is one of the largest employers in Douglas County.
Points of Interest
Seven Feathers Casino Resort, Seven Feathers RV Resort, and 7 Feathers Truck & Travel Center. The sacred South Umpqua Falls near Tiller, local wine country and Crater Lake.
History and Culture
The Cow Creek Umpquah people’s ancestral land since time immemorial ranges from the Umpqua and Rogue River drainages, to the Cascade and Coastal Mountain Ranges. In 1853, the Nahánkhuotana Tribe relinquished rights to their homeland in one of the first treaties signed with the United States and were then renamed the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. The treaty did little for families of the Tribe. In exchange for their land, they were given $12,000, a few barrels of goods, and sent away to reservations. Threatened and terrified, many fled into the mountains where they hid and avoided displaying their cultural traditions in public for decades. Following termination in 1954, Tribal families organized and pledged support, and in the final days of December 1982, the U.S. Government re-recognized the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians.
Tribal Court
Tribal Judge Ronald Yockim, 2371 NE Stephens St., Suite 100, Roseburg 97470; 541-672-9405
Tribal Council
Chairman Carla Keene, Vice-Chair Gary Jackson, Secretary Yvonne Dumont-McCafferty, Treasurer Robert VanNorman, Members: Jessica Bochart-Leusch, Dan Courtney, Tom Cox, Royce Deardorff, Gerald Rainville, Susie Steward and Luann Urban