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The Ponca Agency was established in 1859 and was located between the Niobrara and Missouri Rivers in Nebraska. The Ponca Indians and the agency which served them was moved to the [[Quapaw Indian Reservation (Oklahoma)|Quapaw Reservation]] in Indian Territory in 1877. In 1879, members of Chief Joseph's Band of Nez Perce were placed under the Ponca Agency. In 1882, the Ponca in Indian Territory were consolidated into the Ponca, Pawnee, and Otoe Agency. | The Ponca Agency was established in 1859 and was located between the Niobrara and Missouri Rivers in Nebraska. The Ponca Indians and the agency which served them was moved to the [[Quapaw Indian Reservation (Oklahoma)|Quapaw Reservation]] in Indian Territory in 1877. In 1879, members of Chief Joseph's Band of Nez Perce were placed under the Ponca Agency. In 1882, the Ponca in Indian Territory were consolidated into the Ponca, Pawnee, and Otoe Agency. | ||
In 1878, some of the Ponca returned to Nebraska and were attached to the [[Santee Sioux Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Santee Sioux Agency]]. In 1917, the Santee Sioux Agency was consolidated into the [[Yankton Indian Agency (South Dakota)|Yankton Agency]]. In 1933, the Ponca Indians were placed under the jurisdiction of the [[Winnebago Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Winnebago Agency]]<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 139.</ref><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. 192-193.</ref><ref>Guide to Archival Holdings in the Central Plains Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Kansas City, Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs [http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/holdings/rg-050-099.html#75 Available online]. == Records == Many of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.136 records] of the Ponca Agency and its successors are part of the records of the Winnebago Agency. Those records are in the Central Plains Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Kansas City& | In 1878, some of the Ponca returned to Nebraska and were attached to the [[Santee Sioux Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Santee Sioux Agency]]. In 1917, the Santee Sioux Agency was consolidated into the [[Yankton Indian Agency (South Dakota)|Yankton Agency]]. In 1933, the Ponca Indians were placed under the jurisdiction of the [[Winnebago Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Winnebago Agency]]<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 139.</ref><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. 192-193.</ref><ref>Guide to Archival Holdings in the Central Plains Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Kansas City, Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs [http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/holdings/rg-050-099.html#75 Available online]. == Records == Many of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.136 records] of the Ponca Agency and its successors are part of the records of the Winnebago Agency. Those records are in the Central Plains Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (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>. They include census rolls, family records, birth and death certificates, marriages registers, annuity payrolls, allotment records, and other administrative records. | ||
[[Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880|''Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs'']] from the Ponca Agency, 1859-1880, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 670-677<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 M234, p. 8.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the Family History Library and its family history centers on their {{FHL|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1661400 thru 1661407}}. | [[Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880|''Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs'']] from the Ponca Agency, 1859-1880, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 670-677<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 M234, p. 8.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the Family History Library and its family history centers on their {{FHL|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1661400 thru 1661407}}. | ||