Colville Indian Agency (Washington): Difference between revisions

The Colville Agency was established in 1872 for the [[Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington|Colville Reservation and]] later the [http://www.spokanetribe.com/reservation Spokane] and[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeur_d'Alene_Reservation Coeur d'Alene] Reservations in Washington and Idaho. Colville Agency was also responsible for other non-reservation Indians of the area.  

In 1905, a separate [[Coeur d'Alene Indian Agency (Idaho)|Coeur d'Alene Agency was]] established and in 1912, the [[Spokane Indian Agency (Washington)|Spokane Agency was]] established. In 1925, the Spokane Agency was again consolidated with the Colville Agency and became a subagency under Colville<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 197</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, p. 154</ref>.