Modocs

In the 1860s, war split the Modoc of the Klamath Basin — some exiled to Oklahoma, others absorbed into the Klamath Tribes. Now, the descendants of the exiled band are returning to reclaim that lost homeland.

William Hoffman celebrated his 72nd birthday with a companion near Fort Klamath, Ore., on Sept. 7, 1873, after making a memorable trip to Crater Lake.…