The Molala are a Native American people of Oregon that originally resided in the Western Cascades. There are few recorded sources about the Molala, the majority being unpublished manuscripts. This assortment includes the works of Albert S. Gatschet,[1] Franz Boas,[2] Leo J. Frachtenberg, Philip Drucker, Melville Jacobs,[3] and Leslie Spier.[4]
Descendants of the Molala reside on the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and the Klamath Tribes.[5] In the 1950s 141 of the 882 Grand Ronde Reservation members claimed Molala descent.