Wailaki Tribe

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Brief Timeline
1850: Intertribal warfare against the Kato, alliance with the Yuki

1856: Nome Cult Farm

1856-1865: Round Valley Wars

1858: Round Valley Reservation (Nome Cult Farm) established

1859: Eel River Rangers athorized by the State of California, destroyed may Yuki and Wailaki villages

1861: settlers and Concow Indians attack a Wailaki at Horse Canyon

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Wailaki tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods.

Reservations
A tract of land set aside for occupation and use by American Indians.

Bands of the Wailaki Tribe and Their Reservations
Grindstone Rancheria

Round Valley Reservation

Records
Agency Records

Correspondence and Census

Superintendency
The Wailaki tribe was under the jurisdiction of the California Superintendency.

Important Web Sites

 * Round Valley Indian Tribe of the Round Valley Reservation Wikipedia