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The Hoopa Valley Agency was established in 1864 and was responsible for the Hupa Indians on the Hoopa Valley Reservation along the Trinity River in northern California, and the Klamath Indians nearby. After 1869, they also had responsibility for the Indians who moved there from the [[Smith River Rancheria, California|Smith River Reservation]]<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 23.</ref>. It was enlarged in the early 1890s and from the early 1900s has had control over all non reservation Indians in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. It was made an area field office in 1956 and placed under the Sacramento Area Office<ref>Guide to Archival Holdings, Pacific Regional Archives of National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in San Francisco, Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. [http://www.archives.gov/pacific/archives/san-francisco/finding-aids/holdings-guide-03.html#75 Available online].</ref>.<br> | The Hoopa Valley Agency was established in 1864 and was responsible for the Hupa Indians on the Hoopa Valley Reservation along the Trinity River in northern California, and the Klamath Indians nearby. After 1869, they also had responsibility for the Indians who moved there from the [[Smith River Rancheria, California|Smith River Reservation]]<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 23.</ref>. It was enlarged in the early 1890s and from the early 1900s has had control over all non reservation Indians in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. It was made an area field office in 1956 and placed under the Sacramento Area Office<ref>Guide to Archival Holdings, Pacific Regional Archives of National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in San Francisco, Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. [http://www.archives.gov/pacific/archives/san-francisco/finding-aids/holdings-guide-03.html#75 Available online].</ref>.<br> | ||
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Robert L. Stockton October 14, 1864, William H. Pratt July 19, 1867, Lt. J. L. Spalding June 11, 1869, Capt. S. G. Whipple. April 21, 1870, David H. Lowry September 30, 1871,Everett K. Dodge September 30, 1872, James S. Broaddus May 15, 1877, Lt. Gordon Winslow (acting) October 22, 1878, Capt. E. B. Savage (acting) August 1, 1880 <ref>The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. By Edward E. Hill. Clearwater Publishing Co., New York, NY ©1974. FHL Book 970.1 H551o </ref> | |||
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