Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indian Agency (Oklahoma): Difference between revisions

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Southern [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]], [[Arapaho Indians|Arapaho]] of Oklahoma  

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency was established in 1874 and was the successor to the [[Upper Arkansas Indian Agency|Upper Arkansas Agency]]<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 36.</ref>. It was divided in 1902 and from it the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, the [[Seger School (Oklahoma)|Seger Agency]], and the Cantonement Agency were created. In 1917, the [[Red Moon Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Red Moon Agency]] was separated from the Seger Agency.&nbsp; The former Seger Agency was closed, 31 March 1927, and attached to the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Agency, 20 October 1927. At that time, the agencies which had been divided off the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency all were reunited under the original name<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, pp. 154-155.</ref>.<br>  

The name of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency was changed in 1963 to the [[Concho Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Concho Agency]].  

Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, 1907-1935, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Rolls 14-15<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, beginning with their {{FHL|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 1724232-1724233}}.<br>  

Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1887-1888, and 1891-1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 27 thru 32<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 573873-573877 and 574191}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.<br>  

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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.<br>  

*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.<br>  

*Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974.<br>