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Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. | Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. | ||
The Colville Agency is a currently operating agency. Its supervising office in the Bureau of Indian Affairs is the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Portland Area Office]]. | The Colville Agency is a currently operating agency. Its supervising office in the Bureau of Indian Affairs is the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Portland Area Office]]. | ||
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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'''. | 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 of the historical [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.16 records of this agency], 1865-1970, are housed in the Pacific Alaska Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle<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 of the historical [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.16 records of this agency], 1865-1970, are housed in the [[National_Archives_Pacific_Alaska_Region_-_Seattle|Pacific Alaska ]]Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in [[National_Archives_at_Seattle|Seattle]]<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: | ||
*Annuity rolls, 1891-1967 | *Annuity rolls, 1891-1967 | ||
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The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Colville Indian Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Colville Agency, as well as many pages of [[Indian Population Schedules -- 1900 United States Census|Indian Population Schedules]] for the native population of the Reservation. They are recorded as District 119, Colville Indian Reservation, in Ferry County, Washington, in District 119, Colville Indian Reservation, in Okanogan County, Washington, and in District 119, Colville Indian Reservation, in Stevens County, Washington. | The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Colville Indian Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Colville Agency, as well as many pages of [[Indian Population Schedules -- 1900 United States Census|Indian Population Schedules]] for the native population of the Reservation. They are recorded as District 119, Colville Indian Reservation, in Ferry County, Washington, in District 119, Colville Indian Reservation, in Okanogan County, Washington, and in District 119, Colville Indian Reservation, in Stevens County, Washington. | ||
===Records Available through the Family History Library=== | === Records Available through the Family History Library === | ||
'''Enrollment''' Salish Indians - Colville Agency- FHL Film 1020997 | '''Enrollment''' Salish Indians - Colville Agency- FHL Film 1020997 | ||