Mt. Olympus
Mt. Olympus
Tribes –
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe – “Strong People” - www.elwha.org/
Hoh Indian Tribe – Chalá·at - "People of the Hoh River” - http://hohtribe-nsn.org/
Quilleute Nation www.quileutenation.org/
Ambassadors: Shay Hohman, DanaSwarth, and Ciron Wade
email: Olympus@earthwisdomfoundation.net
Location – Sol Duc Hot Springs – one hour west of Port Angeles, 12 miles in from Hwy. 101
Olympic National Park Campground http://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/campgrounds.htm
82 sites, free. Primitive in winter. pit toilets & no water in winter. Old-growth forest along Sol Duc River; some riverside sites. 21' recommended RV length (some for up to 35').
Accommodations – Camping, nearby hotels, motels
Nearby:
Lodging and dining in Port Angeles http://www.portangeles.org/lodgingdining.html
At Crescent Lake –
Lake Crescent Lodge
http://www.olympicnationalparks.com/accommodations/lake-crescent-resort.aspx
Log Cabin Resort http://www.logcabinresort.net/
Lake Crescent Resort http://www.crescentlakeresort.com/
History – Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe 1782 - Small pox epidemic
1788 - Robert Duffin encounters Klallam Indians at Discovery Bay. 1792 - George Vancouver explores the Olympic Peninsula 1804 - Lewis and Clark Expedition begins 1828 - The Hudson’s Bay Company launches punitive expedition against the Klallam 1842 - Mass migration of white settlers begins along the Oregon Trail 1848 - Measles and dysentery epidemic
Treaty Era, a time of tremendous change and loss 1853 - Washington Territory established --The Appropriation Act authorized the President of the United States to negotiate with Indian tribes to extinguish title to their lands so that citizens of the U.S. could settle these lands. 1855 - Point No Point Treaty signed on January 25th by Governor Isaac Stevens and representatives of the S’Klallam, Skokomish and Chemakum Tribes. Gibbs’ census shows 926 Klallams. The Elwha Klalams and villages are named in the Treaty and it constitutes federal recognition of the Tribe. 1857 - 1859 - First settlers in Port Angeles 1856-1857 - Indian war, Puget Sound Indians fought for land base 1859 - Congress ratifies the Point No Point Treaty on March 8 Small pox epidemic 1862 - Smallpox epidemic - Census shows 1,300 Klallams 1874 - Amendment to Homestead Act to extend to Indians Many Klallams at Port Gamble and Elwha took up Indian Homesteads. At Elwha there were 10 homesteads on the Elwha River, Deep Creek and Pysht totaling over 1,300 acres 1875 - Small pox epidemic 1878 - Census show 597 Klallams 1879 - Dysentery, fever, phthisis, scrofula and syphilis are among the most common illnesses among Coast Indians 1880 - Chemawa Indian School Starts 1881 - Lung disease, measles and scarlet fever break out 1884 - Indian Homestead Act 1885 - Shaker Church in Jamestown 1887 - General Allotment Act 1890 - Influenza epidemic 1893 - Last Klallam secret society initiation held in Port Angeles 1900 - Self Governance, A time to rebuild 1906 - Burke Act, 25 year trust status on allotted lands removed 1910 - Construction begins on the Elwha Dam - Fishing laws and regulation exclude Klallam from fishing 1911 - Quinault opened for allotment but the Klallams refused to relocate 1914 - Construction of the Elwha Dam completed 1916 - The State of Washington ruled that off-reservation fishing was subject to state control. After this ruling the Indians were arrested for fishing. 1918 - Flu epidemic hits Port Angeles 1920 - Small pox epidemic 1924 - Indian Citizenship Act passes 1930 - There were still over 30 Klallam families living on Ediz Hook 1933 - Relocation of families off of Ediz Hook 1935(6) - A reservation for the Elwha Klallam Tribe is established with 372 acres at the mouth of the Elwha River 1953 - Indian Claims Commission established. Way to pay off Indian claims with no option for return of lands. 1972 - The Elwha Klallam Tribe participated with other Washington State tribes in a lawsuit filed against the State of Washington, U.S. v. Washington, to regain their fishing rights. 1974 - Boldt decision in U.S. vs. Washington upholds tribal fishing rights 1977 - Indian Claims Commission makes payment for lands (750,000 acres) to the three Klallam bands each received $100,000 from the Point No Point Treaty of 1855 1979 - The Boldt Decision was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court 1988 - Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, to provide for Tribal Gaming Self Determination expanded 1989 - Paddle to Seattle takes place as part of the Washington State Centennial 1994 - Judge Rafeedie upholds right to shellfish Self-Governance becomes permanent law Memorandum on Government to government Relations 1996 - Executive Order 13007 protects sacred sites on Federal lands 2000 - Cultural Revival, a time of renewal 2000 - Federal government acquires Elwha River dams 2003 - Construction begins on the Port Angeles dry dock uncovering ancient Klallam village of Tse-whit-zen. 2005 - Elwha Klallam Tribe hosts Paddle to Elwha canoe journey. Over 70 canoes and over 5000 participants arrive
James Balch purchased 210 acres so the 140 Clallams could live at Jamestown.
1882 - Origin of Shaker Religion
1934 - Indian Reorganization Act passed by Congress to provide new form for organization of tribal governments and for federal acquisition of land in trust for tries.
1978 - American Indian Religious Freedom Act
Indian Child Welfare Act
