Coquille Culture and History

As a complement to our Coquille language information, here is our collection of indexed links about the Coquille tribe and their society. Please note that Coquilles and other American Indians are living people with a present and a future as well as a past. Coquille history is interesting and important, but the Coquille Indians are still here today, too, and we try to feature modern writers as well as traditional folklore, contemporary art as well as museum pieces, and issues and struggles of today as well as the tragedies of yesterday. Please contact us if you have a Coquille link to add.

Coquille Tribal and Community Websites

Coquille Indian Tribe:
Official homepage of the Coquille tribe.

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians:
Homepage of the Siletz reservation, where many Coquille Indians live today along with survivors from several other Oregon tribes.

Coquille Lifestyle and Tradition

Coquille:
Fact sheet on the Coquille Indians from the Four Directions Institute.

West Coast Athabaskans:
Brief history of the Coquille and other Oregon Athabascan tribes from the University of Oregon.

Oregon Indian Tribes:
History and genealogy of the Upper Coquilles and other Oregon Indian tribes.

Chaparral Tea:
Traditional Coquille recipes.

Books for sale on the Coquille Indians

The Coquille Indians: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow:
Book about Coquille history and culture.

Pitch Woman and Other Stories: The Oral Traditions of Coquelle Thompson:
Legends and traditional stories told by an Upper Coquille Athabaskan Indian man.

The Rogue River Indian War and Its Aftermath:
History of the Oregon coast Indian tribes and the Rogue River Indian war.

American Indian Books:
Evolving list of books about Coquilles and Native Americans in general.

Links, References, and Additional Information

  Coquille People:
  Encyclopedia articles on the Coquille Indians.
  Tribu Coquille:
  Information about the Coquilles in French.
  Coquille Tribe:
  Coquille links.

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