Hoopa Valley Indian Agency (California): Difference between revisions

=== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency  ===

[[Hupa Indians|Hupa]] (or Hoopa) and [[Klamath Indians|Klamath]] (Klamath River and Lower Klamath River Indians)  

After 1869, the [[Wailaki Indians|Wailaki]], Saia, and Mattole  

=== History  ===

The Hoopa Valley Agency was established in 1864 and was responsible for the Hupa Indians on the Hoopa Valley Reservation along the Trinity River in northern California, and the Klamath Indians nearby. After 1869, they also had responsibility for the Indians who moved there from the [[Smith River Rancheria, California|Smith River Reservation]]<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 23.</ref>. It was enlarged in the early 1890s and from the early 1900s has had control over all non reservation Indians in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. It was made an area field office in 1956 and placed under the Sacramento Area Office<ref>Guide to Archival Holdings, Pacific Regional Archives of National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in San Francisco, Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. [http://www.archives.gov/pacific/archives/san-francisco/finding-aids/holdings-guide-03.html#75 Available online].</ref>.<br>  

==== '''Agents and Appointment Dates''' ====

Robert L. Stockton October 14, 1864, William H. Pratt July 19, 1867, Lt. J. L. Spalding June 11, 1869, Capt. S. G. Whipple&nbsp; April 21, 1870, David H. Lowry September 30, 1871,Everett K. Dodge September 30, 1872, James S. Broaddus May 15, 1877, Lt. Gordon Winslow (acting) October 22, 1878, Capt. E. B. Savage (acting) August 1, 1880 <ref>The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. By Edward E. Hill. Clearwater Publishing  Co., New York,  NY ©1974. FHL Book 970.1 H551o </ref>

 

=== Records  ===

Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1885-1897, 1899-1907 and 1915 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 182-187<ref>''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998, Microcopy M595, p. 51.</ref>. Copies of these records are also available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 576871-576876}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.<br>  

Land claims and Survey, 1899-1919. FHL film: 976978  

=== References  ===

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