Archaeology and Oral History of an Allotment Homestead on the Former Klamath Indian Reservation, Beatty, Oregon, 2008

The former Klamath Indian Reservation was comprised of the three Indian tribes: Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin, who historically lived in separate areas. The Treaty of 1864 merged all three tribes together into the single "Klamath Tribe" which was then placed on the reservation in the Klamath Basin. The archaeological excavation going on the site of the former reservation focused on a small cabin that may have belonged to a local family sometime between 1890 and 1915. The homestead allotments on the Beatty Reservation were assigned during that period. The area holds significant cultural and spiritual value to tribal members, with sites important to their history and traditions, as well as spiritual healing places. Some tribal members will make pilgrimages to this site as a result.

These archaeological finds were described in the paper, presented at the 31st Biennial Great Basin Anthropological Conference in Portland, Oregon, in 2008. The conference is run by the Great Basin Anthropological Association (GBAA) who promotes the study of the various cultures of the Great Basin area.