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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 [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.61 records of the Mission Agency] are in the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Laguna Niguel<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 [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.61 records of the Mission Agency] are in the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Laguna Niguel<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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Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1922 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, Rolls 260-267<ref>''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998, Microcopy 595, p. 51.</ref>. Copies of these records are also available at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]], their Regional Archives, and at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 579670-579677}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site. | Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1922 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, Rolls 260-267<ref>''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998, Microcopy 595, p. 51.</ref>. Copies of these records are also available at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]], their Regional Archives, and at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 579670-579677}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site. | ||
Census Records, 1931-1943. FHL film: 1249980 Items 1-3 | ====Records Available through the Family History Library==== | ||
*Census Records, 1931-1943. FHL film: 1249980 Items 1-3 | |||
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