Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma

Political Name: Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma

Pronunciation: MOE-dock

Self-Designated Name: Maklaks

Title of Tribal Leader: Chief

Language: Klamath-Modoc

Tribal Greeting: Waq lis I (How are you?)

Cultural Relatives: Klamath Tribe (OR), Peoria, Quapaw, Wyandotte, Ottawa, Seneca-Cayuga, Shawnee

A gray map showing the tribal jurisdiction areas of Oklahoma with a pink pin marking Miami, Oklahoma, where the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma is headquartered.
Modoc Tribe is headquartered in Miami, OK.
A gray map of the continental United States with all 39 tribes names over their homelands with black lines to their current reservation areas in the state of Oklahoma (highlighted in pink).
This map illustrates the homelands of tribal nations in Oklahoma today.