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== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency == | === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | ||
[[ | [[Navajo Indians|Navajo]] | ||
== History == | === History === | ||
The original Navajo Agency was established in 1852 for the Navajo Indians in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. This agency was located at present-day Fort Defiance, Arizona. Originally it was considered by the Office of Indian Affairs to be a New Mexico agency<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 111.</ref> (because Arizona was part of New Mexico Territory until February 1863). | The original Navajo Agency was established in 1852 for the Navajo Indians in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. This agency was located at present-day Fort Defiance, Arizona. Originally it was considered by the Office of Indian Affairs to be a New Mexico agency<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 111.</ref> (because Arizona was part of New Mexico Territory until February 1863). | ||
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After 1901, this agency was gradually divided into several independent agencies (known variously as Eastern Navajo Agency, [[Northern Navajo Indian Agency (Arizona)|Northern Navajo Agency]], [[Western Navajo Indian Agency (Arizona)|Western Navajo Agency]], [[Chinle Indian Agency (Arizona)|Chinle Agency]], San Juan Agency, [[Shiprock Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Shiprock Agency]], etc.). A Navajo Agency continued to exist at Fort Defiance, Arizona and was sometimes called the [[Fort Defiance Indian Agency|Fort Defiance Agency]]. For a short time in the mid-1900s, it also was called the [[Southern Navajo Indian Agency (Arizona)|Southern Navajo Agency]]. In 1935, all of the independent Navajo agencies were consolidated into one agency called the Navajo Service, with headquarters in Window Rock, Arizona. | After 1901, this agency was gradually divided into several independent agencies (known variously as Eastern Navajo Agency, [[Northern Navajo Indian Agency (Arizona)|Northern Navajo Agency]], [[Western Navajo Indian Agency (Arizona)|Western Navajo Agency]], [[Chinle Indian Agency (Arizona)|Chinle Agency]], San Juan Agency, [[Shiprock Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Shiprock Agency]], etc.). A Navajo Agency continued to exist at Fort Defiance, Arizona and was sometimes called the [[Fort Defiance Indian Agency|Fort Defiance Agency]]. For a short time in the mid-1900s, it also was called the [[Southern Navajo Indian Agency (Arizona)|Southern Navajo Agency]]. In 1935, all of the independent Navajo agencies were consolidated into one agency called the Navajo Service, with headquarters in Window Rock, Arizona. | ||
In 1949, the Window Rock Area Office was established and a Navajo Agency was created under the Area Office. Some of the former agencies were reduced to subagency status at that time<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. 170.</ref>. | In 1949, the Window Rock Area Office was established and a Navajo Agency was created under the Area Office. Some of the former agencies were reduced to subagency status at that time<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. 170.</ref>. | ||
== Records == | === Agents === | ||
Spencer M. Baird, [http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.dodge/19.230/mb.ashx Henry Dodge], [http://www.argenweb.net/dallas/resources_records/online_records/biographies/goodspeed_biographies/harley_william_r.html William R. Harley], Robert J. Cowart. Silas F. Kendrick, John Ward, trheodore H. Dodd, James C. French, Capt.l F. T. Bennett, James H. Miller, W.F. Hall, William F. M. Arny, Alexander G. Irvine, John E. Pyle and Capt. F. T. Bennett | |||
=== Records === | |||
Some of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.63 records of the Navajo Agency] (Fort Defiance), 1881-1936, are at the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Laguna Niguel, California, including: | Some of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.63 records of the Navajo Agency] (Fort Defiance), 1881-1936, are at the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Laguna Niguel, California, including: | ||
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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 Navajo Agency, 1881-1900 are on rolls 27-28 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 1070, p. 48</ref> Copies are available at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]], their Regional Archives, and at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] and its family history centers (their {{FHL|403511|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1617700-1617701}}). | [[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 Navajo Agency, 1881-1900 are on rolls 27-28 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 1070, p. 48</ref> Copies are available at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]], their Regional Archives, and at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] and its family history centers (their {{FHL|403511|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1617700-1617701}}). | ||
Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Navajo Agency, 1907-1926, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Rolls 89-90<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 1011, p. 27</ref>, available in the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] system and in the collections of the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City (their {{FHL|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 1724307-1724308}}). Reports for some years are missing.<br> | Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Navajo Agency, 1907-1926, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Rolls 89-90<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 1011, p. 27</ref>, available in the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] system and in the collections of the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City (their {{FHL|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 1724307-1724308}}). Reports for some years are missing.<br> | ||
Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1885, 1915, and from 1936 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 272 thru 282.<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 595, p. 51</ref> Copies of these records are also available at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]], their Regional Archives, and at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 579682-579692}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com and Footnote.com subscription web sites (available free at many family history centers). | Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1885, 1915, and from 1936 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 272 thru 282.<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 595, p. 51</ref> Copies of these records are also available at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]], their Regional Archives, and at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 579682-579692}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com and Footnote.com subscription web sites (available free at many family history centers). | ||
== 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. | ||