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The Fort Defiance Agency is one of five currently operating administrative jurisdictions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the [[ | The Fort Defiance Agency is one of five currently operating administrative jurisdictions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the [[Navajo Indian Reservation (Arizona)|Navajo Reservation]]. Its supervising office is the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Navajo Area Office]]. A map of the roads on the Navajo Reservation, created in 2008, is [http://www.navajodot.org/cms/kunde/rts/navajodotorg/docs/623465969-02-20-2009-08-38-58.pdf available online]. | ||
== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency == | === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | ||
[[Navajo Indians|Navajo]] | [[Navajo Indians|Navajo]] | ||
== History == | === History === | ||
Fort Defiance Agency is another name for the historical [[Navajo Indian Agency|Navajo Agency]], as that agency was located at Fort Defiance, Arizona. This agency was also known for a time during the mid-1950s as the Southern Navajo Agency.<br> | Fort Defiance Agency is another name for the historical [[Navajo Indian Agency|Navajo Agency]], as that agency was located at Fort Defiance, Arizona. This agency was also known for a time during the mid-1950s as the Southern Navajo Agency.<br> | ||
== 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 the agencies'''. | |||
See listings and cross-references under [[Navajo Indian Agency|Navajo Agency]]. | See listings and cross-references under [[Navajo Indian Agency|Navajo Agency]]. | ||
== References == | === References === | ||
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*''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998. | *''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998. | ||