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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) | 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'''. | ||
Some of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.77 records] of the Pawnee Agency are in the [[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]] and the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City<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>. Most of these records are administrative records of the agency, although there are some probate records, 1915-1940 and school census records, 1916-1945.<br> | Some of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.77 records] of the Pawnee Agency are in the [[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]] and the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City<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>. Most of these records are administrative records of the agency, although there are some probate records, 1915-1940 and school census records, 1916-1945.<br> | ||