First Nations Celebrating the Return of Their Lands: Part 10 of a Multi-part Series

Decades of displacement began with forced removal in 1856 and federal termination of trust relations with the US government in 1954. Yet the Coquille people never relinquished their sovereign rights. Following the restoration of federal recognition in 1989, the Nation steadily expanded its land holdings from zero to over 10,000 acres through a series of strategic acquisitions.