# data[].attributes.body
Dumont family, early 1900’s.

# data[].attributes.body
Ellen Furlong Crispen, in the early 1900’s efforts to require the US government to honor the Cow Creek treaty provisions were led by her.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians upholds Tribal Government, protects and preserves Tribal sovereignty, history, culture and the general welfare of the Tribal membership, and serves to provide for the long-term economic needs of the Tribe and its members through the economic development of Tribal lands. The Tribe encourages and promotes a strong work ethic and personal independence for Tribal members, while strongly upholding the "government to government" relationship with local, State and Federal governments. The Tribe constantly strives to maintain and develop strong cooperative relationships that benefit the Tribe and local community.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians upholds Tribal Government, protects and preserves Tribal sovereignty, history, culture and the general welfare of the Tribal membership, and serves to provide for the long-term economic needs of the Tribe and its members through the economic development of Tribal lands.

# data[].attributes.body
"The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians is one of nine federally recognized Indian Tribal Governments in the State of Oregon."

# data[].attributes.body
"The Cow Creek Tribe has a rich history in southern Oregon that reflects hard work, perseverance and the desire to be self-reliant."

# data[].attributes.body
"September 19, 1853, were one of the first two tribes in Oregon to secure a Treaty with the United States of America."

# data[].attributes.body
"The Cow Creek Tribe lived between the Cascade and Coast Ranges in Southwestern Oregon, along the South Umpqua River and its primary feeder stream, Cow Creek."

# data[].attributes.body
"The Tribe was paid 2.3 cents an acre for their land."

# data[].attributes.body
"As a result of the Treaty, the Cow Creek Tribe became a landless tribe, ceding more than 800 square miles of Southwestern Oregon to the United States."

# data[].attributes.body
"The Treaty also promised health, housing and education to the Cow Creek Tribe. However, the Treaty was ignored by the U.S. Government for nearly a century until the Western Oregon Indian Termination Act of 1954."

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Welcome to the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation
WE BELIEVE:
NOBODY SHOULD BE HUNGRY - Investing in basic needs to provide food and shelter allows families to focus on building their future, rather than worry about where their next meal will come from.
EVERY CHILD SHOULD FEEL SAFE - Child abuse prevention and intervention, quality child care and after school programs are building blocks to ensure that a kid can just be a kid, without having to grow up too soon.
EDUCATION BUILDS CHARACTER - Education doesn't begin and end at the classroom door; many times it is the experience outside the classroom that inspires a child.
HEALTHY BODIES AND HEALTHY MINDS MEAN HEALTHY COMMUNITIES.

The Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians has a long and proud history of giving to the communities in which they live and work. In 1997 the Tribe formalized this tradition of philanthropy by establishing a grant making Foundation. The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation, is a private, independent foundation, representing the Tribe, and not to be confused with one of the Tribe's many economic development endeavors, the Seven Feathers Resort.

Each year the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation makes grants to eligible non-profit organizations in communities in Coos, Deschutes, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, and Lane counties.

Since its beginning , the Cow Creek Foundation has awarded more than $20 million dollars in grants to community non-profit organizations in the seven county homeland territory.

The Foundation invites proposals, using its online application, from qualified tax-exempt applicants in the seven county area of Southwestern Oregon. Please note that applicants operating projects outside of the seven county area are not eligible to apply for Foundation grants. Applicants should take time to read the purpose and priorities of the Foundation, as well as eligibility requirements and considerations prior to making application.

Specific information, including a grant application and grant guidelines are available at this web site or by calling the Foundation Office at 541.957.8945 or 541.677.5578.

Address: 2371 NE Stephens Street, Roseburg, OR 97470
Phone number: 541.957.8945 or 541.677.5578.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Welcome to the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation WE BELIEVE: NOBODY SHOULD BE HUNGRY - Investing in basic needs to provide food and shelter allows families to focus on building their future, rather than worry about where their next meal will come from.