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== History == | == History == | ||
The Uintah and Ouray Agency was established in the Uintah Valley in 1865. It was a continuation of the earlier Spanish Fork-Uintah Valley Agency. Several agents operated under the Utah Superintendency from 1849 to 1870, when the Superintendency was abolished. By 1869, the Uintah Valley Agency was the only one left in Utah and it reported directly to the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC. The name was changed to Uintah and Ouray Agency in 1886. | The Uintah and Ouray Agency was established in the Uintah Valley in 1865. It was a continuation of the earlier Spanish Fork-Uintah Valley Agency. Several agents operated under the Utah Superintendency from 1849 to 1870, when the Superintendency was abolished. By 1869, the Uintah Valley Agency was the only one left in Utah and it reported directly to the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC. The name was changed to Uintah and Ouray Agency in 1886. | ||
The Uintah and Ouray Agency primarily had jurisdiction for the Uinta, White River, and Uncompahgre (Tabaquache) Ute Indians. In 1939, the Paiute Agency was also assigned to the Uintah and Ouray Agency. | The Uintah and Ouray Agency primarily had jurisdiction for the Uinta, White River, and Uncompahgre (Tabaquache) Ute Indians. In 1939, the Paiute Agency was also assigned to the Uintah and Ouray Agency. | ||
== Records == | == Records == | ||
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Microfilm copies of “Narrative and Statistical Reports” for the Uintah and Ouray Agency, 1907-1937, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Rolls 158-59, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City (their [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=479404&disp=Superintendents+annual+narrative+and+sta++&first=101&last=200&columns=*,0,0 microfilm numbers 1724376-1724377].<br> | Microfilm copies of “Narrative and Statistical Reports” for the Uintah and Ouray Agency, 1907-1937, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Rolls 158-59, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City (their [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=479404&disp=Superintendents+annual+narrative+and+sta++&first=101&last=200&columns=*,0,0 microfilm numbers 1724376-1724377].<br> | ||
Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1885-1889, 1891-1892, 1894-1940, and 1942-1944. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 608 thru 615. 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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?first=600&display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=297519&disp=Indian%2Bcensus%2Brolls%252C%2B1885%252D1940%2B%2B&last=699&columns=*%2C0%2C0 microfilm numbers 583067-583074]). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.<br> | Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1885-1889, 1891-1892, 1894-1940, and 1942-1944. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 608 thru 615. 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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?first=600&display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=297519&disp=Indian%2Bcensus%2Brolls%252C%2B1885%252D1940%2B%2B&last=699&columns=*%2C0%2C0 microfilm numbers 583067-583074]). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.<br> | ||
== References<br> == | == References<br> == | ||