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Spallpox Epidemic
Outbreak of the Spallpox disease -
Trading Begins for Spokane
The Spokane Reservation begins to trade with white men -
Seminole Wars Begin
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Northwest Company's Spokane House is Esablished
The Northwest Company's Spokane House was established and it was moved to the Fort Colvile -
Spokane's 1st White Missionary
The first white missionary among the Spokanes was Samuel Parker, a Protestant, who began preparing the way for the prospective establishment of Protestant missions -
The Tshimakain Mission was Established
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions sent missionaries among the tribe. The Tshimakain Mission was established -
Spokane's 1st Catholic Missionary
Fr. Peter DeSmet, S.J.--the first of the Catholic "Blackrobes" missionary in Spokane. -
Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail begins -
Measles Epidemic
Outbreak of the Measles disease -
1st Church was Organized
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Isaac Stevens
Isaac Stevens was appointed first territorial Governor and Treaty Commissioner. -
Spokane is at Battle
Colonel Steptoe battled the Spokane tribe as well as a few others: Palouse, Coeur d'Alene, Yakama, and other tribes at Te-hots-Ne-Mah. -
Battle of Four Lakes
Colonel Wright fought with the Coeur d'Alene, Columbia River, Colville, Kalispel and Spokane Indians. The Indians were defeated. -
End of the War of 1858
Both DeSmet and Joset were involvedl in securing peace at the end of the War of 1858. -
Spokane Falls Gets Adopted
Spokane Falls was adopted into Stevens County and lost its identity until 1879 -
St. Michael Mission is Built
Fr. Cataldo built St. Michael Mission on the Chief's land, an area in the vicinity of present-day Mount St. Michael north of the city of Spokane -
Spokanes Received Baptism for the 1st Time
One hundred Spokane people had received baptism from Fr. Cataldo -
Lower Spokanes Move
The Lower Spokanes moved to the Spokane Reservation -
Spokane Gains Land
President Hayes gave about 157,000 acres of land. The Spokane Tribe was moved to Wellpinit, Washington (50 miles northwest of Spokane). -
Spokane Reservation is Established
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U.S. Abondons the Spokane Reservation
The U.S. Army abandoned Fort Spokane; the tribe established a boarding school there -
Land is Given to Spokane Tribal Members
Indian Agents assigned land to 651 Spokan tribal members -
St.Joseph Catholic Church was Built
The first Catholic church--St. Joseph--on the Spokane Reservation was built by Fr. Herman Schuler, S.J. in Ford, WA on the Reservation's east side. -
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church was Built
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church was built by Fr. Patrick Savage, S.J. -
Sacred Heart Church is Dedicated
Bishop Charles White dedicated the recently completed Sacred Heart Church in Wellpinit on the Spokane Reservation. -
1st Constitution and Bylaws for the Spokane Tribe
1st constitution and bylaws for the Spokane Tribe -
Spokane Files Two Claims
The tribe filed two claims: the land abandoned to the United States- the amount the United States offered was unconscionably low, the U.S. held certain of its duties and properties in trust there was mishandling of these duties. -
Spoksne Gains Money
Commission approved a settlement of $6.7 million -
Constitution and Bylaws were Ratified
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs ratified the constitution and bylaws for the Spokane Tribe -
Spokane Earns More Money
The tribe was awarded $271,431.23 for another claim they made
