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== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency == | === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | ||
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== History == | === History === | ||
The Leech Lake Agency was established in 1874 and abolished in 1879. It was reestablished in 1899 to serve several bands of Chippewa Indians -- the Leech Lake Pillager, the Cass and Winnibigshish Pillager, the White Oak Point, and the Red Lake Bands -- living in Minnesota. In 1906, a separate [[Red Lake Indian Agency (Minnesota)|Red Lake Agency]] was split off from the Leech Lake Agency. On 1 July 1922, the Leech Lake Agency was merged with the Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, Nett Lake, and [[White Earth Indian Agency (Minnesota)|White Earth]] Agencies to form the [[Consolidated Chippewa Indian Agency (Minnesota)|Consolidated Chippewa Agency]]. It was abolished in 1921<ref>Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981, p. 171 | The Leech Lake Agency was established in 1874 and abolished in 1879. It was reestablished in 1899 to serve several bands of Chippewa Indians -- the Leech Lake Pillager, the Cass and Winnibigshish Pillager, the White Oak Point, and the Red Lake Bands -- living in Minnesota. In 1906, a separate [[Red Lake Indian Agency (Minnesota)|Red Lake Agency]] was split off from the Leech Lake Agency. On 1 July 1922, the Leech Lake Agency was merged with the Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, Nett Lake, and [[White Earth Indian Agency (Minnesota)|White Earth]] Agencies to form the [[Consolidated Chippewa Indian Agency (Minnesota)|Consolidated Chippewa Agency]]. It was abolished in 1921<ref>Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981, p. 171. | ||
==== Agents and Appointment Dates ==== | |||
James Whitehead (special) April 8, 1874, Henry J. King (special) October 21, 1875, and Henry J. King (agent) July 1, 1878 <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 === | |||
== Records == | |||
Some of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.54 records of the Leech Lake Agency] have been transferred to the [http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/contact/directions-il.html Great Lakes Regional Archives] of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Chicago and others to the Central Plains Regional Archives of NARA in Kansas City<ref>Guide to Federal Records, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Available online].</ref>. Most of the agency records thus transferred, of greatest value to family historians, are in the Chicago collection. They include: | Some of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.54 records of the Leech Lake Agency] have been transferred to the [http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/contact/directions-il.html Great Lakes Regional Archives] of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Chicago and others to the Central Plains Regional Archives of NARA in Kansas City<ref>Guide to Federal Records, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Available online].</ref>. Most of the agency records thus transferred, of greatest value to family historians, are in the Chicago collection. They include: | ||
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[[Reports of Inspection of the Field Jurisdictions of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1873-1900|''Reports of Inspection of the Field Jurisdictions of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1873-1900'']] have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of Microcopy Number M1070. The reports for Leech Lake Agency, 1899, are on roll 24 of that Microcopy set<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 M1070, p. 48.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|403511|title-id|disp=microfilm roll number 1617697}}). | [[Reports of Inspection of the Field Jurisdictions of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1873-1900|''Reports of Inspection of the Field Jurisdictions of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1873-1900'']] have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of Microcopy Number M1070. The reports for Leech Lake Agency, 1899, are on roll 24 of that Microcopy set<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 M1070, p. 48.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|403511|title-id|disp=microfilm roll number 1617697}}). | ||
Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Leech Lake Agency, 1907-1922, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, roll 78<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 M1011, p. 27.</ref>, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City (their {{FHL|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm number 1724296}}).<br> | Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Leech Lake Agency, 1907-1922, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, roll 78<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 M1011, p. 27.</ref>, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City (their {{FHL|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm number 1724296}}).<br> | ||
Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1899-1922. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 243 thru 247<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 roll numbers 576932-576936}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site. | Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1899-1922. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 243 thru 247<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 roll numbers 576932-576936}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site. | ||
== References == | === References === | ||
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*''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998. | *''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998. | ||
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*''Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880''. National Archives Microcopy T1105. | *''Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880''. National Archives Microcopy T1105. | ||
*Marquette University. ''Guide to Catholic-Related Records in the Midwest about Native Americans.'' | *Marquette University. ''Guide to Catholic-Related Records in the Midwest about Native Americans.'' | ||
*''Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~texlance/records/bia(dc)intro.htm Available online].<br> | *''Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~texlance/records/bia(dc)intro.htm Available online].<br> | ||
*"Accompanying Pamphlet for Microcopy 1011", National Archives Microfilm Publications, Appendix. | *"Accompanying Pamphlet for Microcopy 1011", National Archives Microfilm Publications, Appendix. | ||
[[Category:American_Indian_Agencies]] | [[Category:American_Indian_Agencies]] | ||