"The Klamath, Modoc and Yahooskin band of Snake Indians have lived in the area around Upper Klamath Lake and into the Sprague River Valley since time immemorial.

When settlers began arriving in the Basin, the three tribes’ land base shrunk. They were eventually forced to share reservation lands.

According to Tribes representatives, the time of termination, the Klamaths were one of the most financially successful tribes in the U.S., until they had their tribal status revoked by the federal government in 1954. The federal government also took millions of acres of reservation land from the Klamaths upon termination, authorities said, with unfair compensation."

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Tribal history (The Fall River Herald and News 8/22)