TheMohawk orMohawk River people were a tribe or band of theKalapuya, who originally lived in theMohawk River area of present-dayOregon in the United States.[1][2] They spoke a dialect of theCentral Kalapuya language.[3]
Like the other bands of the Kalapuya, the Mohawk signed theTreaty with the Kalapuya, etc. in 1855 with the United States, also known as theDayton Treaty, which was negotiated byOregon Superintendent of Indian AffairsJoel Palmer.[4] In 1856, they were removed to theGrand Ronde Indian Reservation, joining members of numerous other tribes and bands.[citation needed]
Although the combined tribe was terminated in 1954, members later reorganized. They regained federal recognition in 1983 as of theConfederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, to which Mohawk descendants belong. They have a reservation in Yamhill and Polk counties.[citation needed]
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