Background
Born the son of a chief of the Upper Coquille Indians, he was among the several hundred Indians from southwestern Oregon who were removed by ship from Portuguese Orford to the Coastal Indian Reservation in June 1856.
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Coquelle Thompson
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Career
His is the only Indian eye-witness account of that removal. His version became known as the Thompson Warm House Dance.
Membership
He grew up and lived on the Siletz Reservation, serving for decades as a member of the tribal police force.
