North American Plateau Indian people living mostly in Oregon, U.S. Their language is of
Their economy was based on hunting and gathering, and they lived much like their closely related neighbours the {{link=Klamath">Klamath . In 1864 the U.S. government forced the Modoc to live on Klamath lands, giving rise to the Modoc War of 1872–73. About 80 families retreated to the California Lava Beds but eventually surrendered and were removed to Oklahoma. Survivors were permitted to return to Oregon in 1909. Together with the Klamath and the Yahooskin band of Snake Indians, they form an entity known as the Klamath Tribes. About 500 people claimed sole Modoc descent in the 2000 U.S. census.