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 === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency  ===
-Tabaquache or Uncompahgre [[Ute_Indians|Ute]]
+Tabaquache or Uncompahgre [[Ute Indians|Ute]]
 === History  ===
-In 1881, the Tabaquache (or Uncompahgre) Utes moved from the Uncompahgre Valley in [[Indians_of_Colorado|Colorado]] to a reservation on the Green River in Utah, next to the [[Uintah_and_Ouray_Indian_Reservation_(Utah)|Uintah Reservation]]. The [[Los Pinos Indian Agency (Colorado)|Los Pinos Agency]], to which they were assigned, was changed to the Ouray Agency. In 1886, the [[Uintah and Ouray Indian Agency (Utah)|Uintah Agency and the Ouray Agency]] were consolidated<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 48.</ref>.
+In 1881, the Tabaquache (or Uncompahgre) Utes moved from the Uncompahgre Valley in [[Indians of Colorado|Colorado]] to a reservation on the Green River in Utah, next to the [[Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah)|Uintah Reservation]]. The [[Los Pinos Indian Agency (Colorado)|Los Pinos Agency]], to which they were assigned, was changed to the Ouray Agency. In 1886, the [[Uintah and Ouray Indian Agency (Utah)|Uintah Agency and the Ouray Agency]] were consolidated<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 48.</ref>.
 === 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'''.
+The '''majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies'''. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:<br>
+*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]]
+*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]]
+*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]]
+*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]]
+*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]]
+*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]]
+*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]]
+*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]
 [[Reports of Inspection of the Field Jurisdictions of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1873-1900|''Reports of Inspection of the Field Jurisdictions of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1873-1900'']] have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of Microcopy Number M1070. The reports for Ouray Agency, 1883-1887, are on roll 34 of that Microcopy set<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 M1070, p. 48.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|403511|title-id|disp=microfilm roll number 1617727}}).