Coquille Tribe celebrates 25th anniversary of Coquille Restoration Act, June 27

The Coquille Indian Tribe invites the public to join in the celebration of its 25th Restoration Day anniversary on June 28-29 at The Mill Casino • Hotel & RV Park in North Bend.  The public event begins at 11 a.m. both days and will feature a traditional salmon bake, Native American vendor booths and the drumming and dancing of a traditional pow wow. But the focus of all of this activity is the 25th anniversary of the Tribe’s restoration.  On June 28, 1989, President George H. W. Bush signed into law the Coquille Restoration Act, which officially restored the government-to-government relationship between the Coquille Indian Tribe and the government of the United States. The legislation, sponsored by then-second term Congressman Peter DeFazio, erased 35 years of termination caused by the 1954 Western Oregon Indian Termination Act.