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=== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | ||
[[Cheyenne_Indians|Cheyenne]], [[Arapaho_Indians|Arapaho]], [[Kiowa_Indians|Kiowa]], [[Comanche_Indians|Comanche]], [[Apache_Indians|Apache]], [[Caddo_Indians|Caddo]] | |||
=== History === | === History === | ||
The Upper Arkansas Agency was established in 1855 to serve the Indians living along the Arkansas River in what is now eastern Colorado and western Kansas. The principal tribes for which this agency was responsible were the Southern [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]] and [[Arapaho Indians|Arapaho]], although the [[Kiowa Indians|Kiowa]], [[Comanche Indians|Comanche]], Apache (Kiowa-Apache) and [[Caddo Indians|Caddo]] were also under their jurisdiction for a time. These tribes had previously been assigned to the [[Upper Platte Indian Agency|Upper Platte Agency]]. | The Upper Arkansas Agency was established in 1855 to serve the Indians living along the Arkansas River in what is now eastern Colorado and western Kansas. The principal tribes for which this agency was responsible were the Southern [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]] and [[Arapaho Indians|Arapaho]], although the [[Kiowa Indians|Kiowa]], [[Comanche Indians|Comanche]], [[Apache_Indians|Apache]] (Kiowa-Apache) and [[Caddo Indians|Caddo]] were also under their jurisdiction for a time. These tribes had previously been assigned to the [[Upper Platte Indian Agency|Upper Platte Agency]]. | ||
The agency was under the [[Colorado Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Colorado Superinendency ]]1861-1880 | The agency was under the [[Colorado Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Colorado Superinendency ]]1861-1880 | ||
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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'''. | 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'''. | ||
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 these offices'''. | 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 these offices'''. | ||