Oregon

Oregon has nine federally recognized tribes, and was the first state to pass a state-tribal government-to-government relations law. ⁴² According to the U.S. Census, 109,223 American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) individuals were living in Oregon in 2010. The median age for the AI/AN population in the state was 30.3 years compared to 41 years for non-Hispanic whites. ⁴³

Jefferson County, which includes the Warm Springs Reservation, is home to the largest number of Oregon State AI/AN residents. ⁴⁴

To learn more about individual tribes in Oregon, visit their websites.

Map of the federally-recognized tribes in Oregon. Blue areas indicate tribal lands. Download map to zoom in.

Tribal Perspectives: Oregon

For one of the many Oregon Native stories, please watch this video:

Additional Resources

• Oregon American Indian & Alaska Native Community Health Profile, Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center
• The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
• Urban Indian Health Program Profiles, Urban Indian Health Institute
• Oregon’s Approach to State-Tribal Relations: And How Local Government May Want to Use Some of It, Legislative Commission on Indian Services, Oregon State Legislature