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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'''.
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>


Some [http://www.archives.gov/pacific/archives/laguna/finding-aids/rg-050-099.html#75 records of the Palm Springs Subagency], 1936-1964, are in the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Laguna Niguel, California. They are included in the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.61 records of the Mission Agency]<ref>Guide to Archival Holdings, Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Laguna Niguel, California, Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs [http://www.archives.gov/pacific/archives/laguna/finding-aids/rg-050-099.html#75 Available online].</ref>.  
*[[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]]
 
Some [http://www.archives.gov/pacific/archives/laguna/finding-aids/rg-050-099.html#75 records of the Palm Springs Subagency], 1936-1964, are in the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Laguna Niguel, California. They are included in the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.61 records of the Mission Agency]<ref>Guide to Archival Holdings, Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Laguna Niguel, California, Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs [http://www.archives.gov/pacific/archives/laguna/finding-aids/rg-050-099.html#75 Available online].</ref>.


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