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The Umpqua people [2] are an umbrella group of several distinct tribal entities of Native Americans of the Umpqua Basin in present-day south central Oregon in the United States. The area south of Roseburg is now known as the Umpqua Valley.
Peters's father, known as Umpqua Joe, was a member of the Grave Creek band of the Umpqua people who was known for warning settlers and miners in the Grants Pass area of an impending attack from local Indians in 1855.
Lee's party found that the population in the region that he visited had been reduced to less than 375 people, and believed that the life expectancy of even these survivors was limited. [23] Plans for a new mission in the Umpqua River valley were consequently abandoned. [23] The Methodists continued to harbor grand designs upon the new territory.
The tribes did not have contact with Europeans until 1792. In 1828, Lower Umpqua (Kuitsh) people massacred members of the Jedediah Smith Party and attacked the Hudson's Bay Company's fort in 1838. [1] Most of their population died in the epidemics which followed European contact. [7]
Fort Umpqua, the name of two former military installations in Oregon; Umpqua, Oregon, a community; Umpqua City, Oregon, the former name of Winchester Bay, Oregon; Umpqua Community College; Umpqua County, Oregon, a former county; Umpqua Hot Springs; Umpqua National Forest; Umpqua River; Umpqua River Light; Umpqua Valley AVA, a wine growing region
As of 2015, Umpqua Bank had $24 billion in assets and $18 billion in deposits and was ranked among the largest 60 banks in the nation. [2] Its parent company, Umpqua Holdings, was publicly traded. [1] As of 2016, Umpqua Bank was the largest Oregon-based bank and had 350 branches in Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada and Idaho. [3] [4]
In the 21st century, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians is one of nine federally recognized tribal governments in Oregon and includes over 1400 members. [ 5 ] Among the economic ventures of the Cow Creek Band is the Seven Feathers Hotel & Casino Resort , located at Canyonville, Oregon.
Umpqua County was a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was created on January 24, 1851, by the Oregon Territorial Legislature embracing the lands along the Umpqua River in southwestern Oregon. [1] Gold had been discovered in the Umpqua region, which brought a rapid increase of settlers to the new county.