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Nonfederally Recognized Indian Groups

Lands ceded to the United States by treaty, law or executive order, 1851–1854, as Charles C. Royce recorded them in 1899 — 86,857 km² in 9 cessions across California, Washington.

A cession records when the United States took title — not the full extent of a homeland, and much land was taken without any treaty. The link between each cession and present-day nations is the one the U.S. Forest Service and the National NAGPRA Program’s dataset records; the nation’s own account comes first. Corrections: [email protected].

Named in the treaties as: Buena Vista · Car-I-se · Cas-take · Hol-mi-uk · Ho-lo-cla-me · Se-na-hu-ow · So-ho-nut · Te-jon

Royce 345, 1854Royce 346, 1854Royce 311, 1853Royce 285, 1851Royce 286, 1851Royce 290, 1851Royce 291, 1851Royce 293, 1851Royce 294, 1851
17841894 See them on the Homeland map

Cessions

Royce no.DateAs the schedule names the partiesSources
285June 10, 1851 Buena Vista; Car-I-se; Cas-take; Hol-mi-uk; Ho-lo-cla-me; San Im-iri; Se-na-hu-ow; So-ho-nut; Te-jon; To-ci-a; Uva Royce’s schedule
286June 10, 1851 Buena Vista; Car-I-se; Cas-take; Hol-mi-uk; Ho-lo-cla-me; Se-na-hu-ow; So-ho-nut; Te-jon; To-ci-a; Uva Royce’s schedule
290August 1, 1851 Bat-si; Che-no; Es-ki-un; Ho-lo-lu-pi; Mi-chop-da; Sim-sa-wa; Su-nu; To-to; Yut-duc · with 3 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule
291August 1, 1851 Bat-si; Che-no; Es-ki-un; Ho-lo-lu-pi; Mi-chop-da; Sim-sa-wa; Su-nu; To-to; Yut-duc · with 3 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule
293August 16, 1851 Noe-ma-noe-ma; Noi-me-noi-me; Y-lac-ca · with Winnemem Wintu Tribe (Nonfederally Recognized Indian Group) Royce’s schedule
294August 16, 1851 Noe-ma-noe-ma; Noi-me-noi-me; Y-lac-ca · with Winnemem Wintu Tribe (Nonfederally Recognized Indian Group) Royce’s schedule
311September 1, 1853 San Imirio; Tejon Royce’s schedule
345December 26, 1854 Niskwali; Puyallup; Sa-heh-wamish; S'Homamish; Squaxin; Squiaitl; Steh-chass; Steilacoom; T'Peeksin · with 3 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text
346December 26, 1854 Niskwali; Puyallup; Sa-heh-wamish; S'Homamish; Squaxin; Squiaitl; Steh-chass; Steilacoom; T'Peeksin · with 3 other present-day nations Royce’s schedule · treaty text

Trails across these lands

Maps on Native Routes that cover these lands

Cession areas: “Tribal Lands Ceded to the United States” (USDA Forest Service, National NAGPRA Program, EPA and Claudio Saunt, 2018; CC BY 4.0), digitized from Charles C. Royce, Indian Land Cessions in the United States (1899). Outlines simplified to about 1 km. Part of Project Homeland v0.5.2 — how it was made.