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The Umatilla Agency is a currently operating agency of the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|Bureau of Indian Affairs]]. Its supervising office is the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Portland Area Office]]. | The Umatilla Agency is a currently operating agency of the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|Bureau of Indian Affairs]]. Its supervising office is the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Portland Area Office]]. | ||
== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency == | === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | ||
[[Cayuse Indians|Cayuse]], [[Umatilla Indians|Umatilla]], [[Walla Walla Indians|Walla Walla]] | [[Cayuse Indians|Cayuse]], [[Umatilla Indians|Umatilla]], [[Walla Walla Indians|Walla Walla]] | ||
== History == | === History === | ||
The Umatilla Agency was established in northeastern Oregon in 1861 to serve the Umatilla, Cayuse and Walla Walla Indians on the [[Umatilla Indian Reservation (Oregon)|Umatilla Reservation]], near Pendleton. In 1936, the Paiute Indians of Burns and others along the Columbia River were transferred to the Umatilla Agency from [[Warm Springs Indian Agency (Oregon)|Warms Springs Agency]] and [[Yakima Indian Agency (Washington)|Yakima Agency]]. | The Umatilla Agency was established in northeastern Oregon in 1861 to serve the Umatilla, Cayuse and Walla Walla Indians on the [[Umatilla Indian Reservation (Oregon)|Umatilla Reservation]], near Pendleton. In 1936, the Paiute Indians of Burns and others along the Columbia River were transferred to the Umatilla Agency from [[Warm Springs Indian Agency (Oregon)|Warms Springs Agency]] and [[Yakima Indian Agency (Washington)|Yakima Agency]]. | ||
== Records == | === Records === | ||
Some of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.123 textual records] of the Umatilla Agency have been transferred to the [http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/seattle/index.html Pacific Alaska Regional Archives] of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle. Among their many administrative files are the following records which may be of particular interest to family historians: | Some of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.123 textual records] of the Umatilla Agency have been transferred to the [http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/seattle/index.html Pacific Alaska Regional Archives] of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle. Among their many administrative files are the following records which may be of particular interest to family historians: | ||
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The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Cayuse Indians living on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Umatilla Agency, as well as many pages of [[Indian Population Schedules -- 1900 United States Census|Indian Population Schedules]] for the native population of the Reservation. They are recorded as District 182, Reservation Precinct, in Umatilla County, Oregon. | The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Cayuse Indians living on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Umatilla Agency, as well as many pages of [[Indian Population Schedules -- 1900 United States Census|Indian Population Schedules]] for the native population of the Reservation. They are recorded as District 182, Reservation Precinct, in Umatilla County, Oregon. | ||
'''Vital Records''' from Indian Census Rolls - above | |||
Birth and Death records 1924-1932 FHL film 583080 | |||
Microfilm copies of[[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Umatilla Agency, 1907-1938, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, rolls 159-160, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and their family history centers (their {{FHL|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1724377-1724378}}). | Microfilm copies of[[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Umatilla Agency, 1907-1938, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, rolls 159-160, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and their family history centers (their {{FHL|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1724377-1724378}}). | ||
==== Records Available Through the Family History Library ==== | ==== Records Available Through the Family History Library ==== | ||
Umatilla Agency Records 1889-1932. FHL film: 1024205 | Umatilla Agency Records 1889-1932. FHL film: 1024205 | ||
Census Records 1886-94, 1896, 1898-1900. FHL film: 533075-583081 | Census Records 1886-94, 1896, 1898-1900. FHL film: 533075-583081 | ||
School Records 1889-1947. FHL film: 1024205-1024206 | School Records 1889-1947. FHL film: 1024205-1024206 | ||
Annuity,Census, Guardianship 1870-1934. FHL film: 1024227-1024228 | Annuity,Census, Guardianship 1870-1934. FHL film: 1024227-1024228 | ||
Probate Records, 1894 -1939. FHL film: 1024224 | Probate Records, 1894 -1939. FHL film: 1024224 | ||
Land Records 1881-1952. FHL film: 1024207-1024223, 1024225- | Land Records 1881-1952. FHL film: 1024207-1024223, 1024225- | ||
== References == | === References === | ||
*''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998.<br> | *''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. (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> | *Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974.<br> | ||
*''Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880''. National Archives Microcopy T1105. | *''Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880''. National Archives Microcopy T1105. | ||
*''Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~texlance/records/bia(dc)intro.htm Available online] | *''Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~texlance/records/bia(dc)intro.htm Available online] | ||