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=== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | ||
[[ | [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]], [[Arapaho Indians|Arapaho]], [[Kiowa Indians|Kiowa]], [[Comanche Indians|Comanche]], [[Apache Indians|Apache]] ([[Kiowa Apache Indians|Kiowa-Apache]]), [[Sioux Indians|Sioux]] | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
The Upper Platte Agency was created in 1846 and originally had jurisdiction over large portions of what became the states of [[ | The Upper Platte Agency was created in 1846 and originally had jurisdiction over large portions of what became the states of [[Indians of Colorado|Colorado]], [[Indians of Wyoming|Wyoming]], [[Indians of Kansas|Kansas]], and [[Indians of Nebraska|Nebraska]]. In 1855, the [[Upper Arkansas Indian Agency|Upper Arkansas Agency]] was created, taking responsibility for the area which is now eastern Colorado and western Kansas. | ||
The agency headquarters moved several times, but the primary locations of the agent for the years below were: | The agency headquarters moved several times, but the primary locations of the agent for the years below were: | ||
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In December, 1868 the Upper Platte Agency was moved to the mouth of Whetstone Creek on the Missouri River, 18 miles from Fort Randall in Dakota Territory. It was renamed the [[Whetstone Indian Agency (South Dakota)|Whetstone Agency]] in June 1869. | In December, 1868 the Upper Platte Agency was moved to the mouth of Whetstone Creek on the Missouri River, 18 miles from Fort Randall in Dakota Territory. It was renamed the [[Whetstone Indian Agency (South Dakota)|Whetstone Agency]] in June 1869. | ||
Also in June of 1869, the [[Cheyenne River Indian Agency (South Dakota)|Cheyenne River Agency]] and the [[Grand River Indian Agency (North Dakota)|Grand River Agency]] were established. In 1871, the [[ | Also in June of 1869, the [[Cheyenne River Indian Agency (South Dakota)|Cheyenne River Agency]] and the [[Grand River Indian Agency (North Dakota)|Grand River Agency]] were established. In 1871, the [[Red Cloud Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Red Cloud Agency]] was also established near Fort Laramie and by then, the name "Upper Platte Agency" was discontinued.<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, pp. 188-189.</ref> | ||
==== Agents and Appointment Dates ==== | ==== Agents and Appointment Dates ==== | ||
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=== Records === | === Records === | ||
Agencies and subagencies were created as administrative offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its predecessors. Their purpose was (and is) to manage Indian affairs with the tribes, to enforce policies, and to assist in maintaining the peace. The names and location of these agencies may have changed, but their purpose remained basically the same.'''' Many of the records of genealogical value (for the tribe and tribal members) were created by and maintained by these offices. ''' | |||
Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs from the Upper Platte Agency, 1846-1870, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 889-896<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, Microcopy M234, p. 8.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1661619 thru 1661626}}). | Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs from the Upper Platte Agency, 1846-1870, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 889-896<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, Microcopy M234, p. 8.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1661619 thru 1661626}}). | ||