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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. | 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>. | 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>. | ||
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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 the agencies'''. | |||
Many of the historical [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.16 records of this agency], 1865-1970, are housed in the Pacific Alaska Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle<ref>Guide to Federal Records, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Available online].</ref>, including: | Many of the historical [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.16 records of this agency], 1865-1970, are housed in the Pacific Alaska Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle<ref>Guide to Federal Records, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Available online].</ref>, including: | ||
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The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Colville Indian Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Colville 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 119, Colville Indian Reservation, in Ferry County, Washington, in District 119, Colville Indian Reservation, in Okanogan County, Washington, and in District 119, Colville Indian Reservation, in Stevens County, Washington. | The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Colville Indian Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Colville 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 119, Colville Indian Reservation, in Ferry County, Washington, in District 119, Colville Indian Reservation, in Okanogan County, Washington, and in District 119, Colville Indian Reservation, in Stevens County, Washington. | ||
===Records Available through the Family History Library=== | |||
'''Enrollment''' Salish Indians - Colville Agency- FHL Film 1020997 | '''Enrollment''' Salish Indians - Colville Agency- FHL Film 1020997 | ||