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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'''. | ||
Some records of the Klamath Agency, 1867-1952, are in the [https://familysearch.org | Some records of the Klamath Agency, 1867-1952, are in the [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/National_Archives_at_Seattle Pacific Alaska Regional Archives] of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle, including records of allotments and annuities, as well as many other administrative and fiscal records of the agency<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>. A brief [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.51 listing of those records are online] at the National Archives web site. | ||
The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Klamath Indian Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Klamath 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 179, Klamath Indian Reservation, in Klamath County, Oregon. | The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Klamath Indian Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Klamath 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 179, Klamath Indian Reservation, in Klamath County, Oregon. | ||
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