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=== History === | === History === | ||
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,_California|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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=== 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'''. | |||
Many of the [http://www.archives.gov/pacific/archives/san-francisco/finding-aids/holdings-guide-03.html#75 records BIA field offices of California and Nevada], including those of the Hoopa Valley Agency, have been transferred to the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in San Francisco<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>. Among [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.45 the records at the Regional Archives] which may be of particular interest to genealogists and family historians are: | Many of the [http://www.archives.gov/pacific/archives/san-francisco/finding-aids/holdings-guide-03.html#75 records BIA field offices of California and Nevada], including those of the Hoopa Valley Agency, have been transferred to the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in San Francisco<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>. Among [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.45 the records at the Regional Archives] which may be of particular interest to genealogists and family historians are: | ||
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The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Hoopa Valley 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 207, Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation, in Humboldt County, California. | The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Hoopa Valley 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 207, Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation, in Humboldt County, California. | ||
==== Records Available through the Family History Library ==== | |||
Sanitary Records, 1886-1904. FHL film: 928522 item 7 | *Census Records, 1904-1942. FHL films: 976970-976974 | ||
*Land claims and Survey, 1899-1919. FHL film: 976978 | |||
*Record of Employees, 1880-1911. FHL film: 976979 item 2 | |||
*Wills, 1891-1908. FHL film: 976979 item 1 | |||
*School Records, 1896-1942. FHL film: 984103, 976975-976977, 984102 | |||
*Vital Records, 1902-1947. FHL films: 984101, 976968-976969 | |||
*Sanitary Records, 1886-1904. FHL film: 928522 item 7 | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||