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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]]. | ||
=== Indian Tribes Associated With The Agency | ===Indian Tribes Associated With The Agency=== | ||
[[Colville Indians|Colville]], [[Spokane Indians|Spokan]], [[Coeur d'Alene Indians|Coeur d'Alene]], [http://www.aaanativearts.com/colville-tribe/lake-indians.htm Lake,] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nespelem_tribe Nespelim,] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okanagan_people Okanagan,] [[Kalispel Indians|Kalispel]], [[Sanpoil Indians|Sanpoil]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methow_people Methow],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Joseph Joseph's Band of Nez Perce], [http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=8870 Moses Band of Columbia], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenatchi Wenatchi.] | [[Colville Indians|Colville]], [[Spokane Indians|Spokan]], [[Coeur d'Alene Indians|Coeur d'Alene]], [http://www.aaanativearts.com/colville-tribe/lake-indians.htm Lake,] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nespelem_tribe Nespelim,] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okanagan_people Okanagan,] [[Kalispel Indians|Kalispel]], [[Sanpoil Indians|Sanpoil]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methow_people Methow],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Joseph Joseph's Band of Nez Perce], [http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=8870 Moses Band of Columbia], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenatchi Wenatchi.] | ||
=== History | ===History=== | ||
The Colville Agency was established in 1872 for the [[Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington|Colville Reservation and]] later the [http://www.spokanetribe.com/reservation Spokane] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeur_d'Alene_Reservation Coeur d'Alene] Reservations in Washington and Idaho. Colville Agency was also responsible for other non-reservation Indians of the area. | The Colville Agency was established in 1872 for the [[Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington|Colville Reservation and]] later the [http://www.spokanetribe.com/reservation Spokane] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeur_d'Alene_Reservation Coeur d'Alene] Reservations in Washington and Idaho. Colville Agency was also responsible for other non-reservation Indians of the area. | ||
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In 1905, a separate [[Coeur d'Alene Indian Agency (Idaho)|Coeur d'Alene Agency was]] established and in 1912, the [[Spokane Indian Agency (Washington)|Spokane Agency was]] established. In 1925, the Spokane Agency was again consolidated with the Colville Agency and became a subagency under Colville<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 197</ref><ref>Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981, p. 154</ref>. | In 1905, a separate [[Coeur d'Alene Indian Agency (Idaho)|Coeur d'Alene Agency was]] established and in 1912, the [[Spokane Indian Agency (Washington)|Spokane Agency was]] established. In 1925, the Spokane Agency was again consolidated with the Colville Agency and became a subagency under Colville<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 197</ref><ref>Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981, p. 154</ref>. | ||
=== 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'''. | ||
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: | 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 | ||
*Census records, 1894-1970 | *Census records, 1894-1970 | ||
*School records and school census, 1897-1944 | *School records and school census, 1897-1944 | ||
*Records of births and deaths, 1914-1944 | *Records of births and deaths, 1914-1944 | ||
*Many other administrative and financial records | *Many other administrative and financial records | ||
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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 | [https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/ Washington State University Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections] has three Colville Indian Agency-related records collections. The [http://ntserver1.wsulibs.wsu.edu/masc/finders/cg213.htm John A. Simms] papers which are fully digitized and include in incomplete collection Colville Indian Agent records from George A. Page (first civilian agent), William P. Winans (agent from 1870-1872), and John A. Simms (agent from 1872-1883). The [http://ntserver1.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg147.htm William Parkhurst Winans] collection which includes the 1871 Salish-speaking tribes censuses and other Colville Indian Agency records. And, the [http://ntserver1.wsulibs.wsu.edu/masc/finders/cg145.htm John McAdams Webster] collection with include correspondence land sales and census records. | ||
===Records Available through the Family History Library=== | |||
'''Enrollment''' Salish Indians - Colville Agency- FHL Film 1020997 | '''Enrollment''' Salish Indians - Colville Agency- FHL Film 1020997 | ||
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Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Colville Agency, 1907-1938, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, rolls 25-26, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City (their {{FHL|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 1724243-1724244}}).<br> | Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Colville Agency, 1907-1938, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, rolls 25-26, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City (their {{FHL|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 1724243-1724244}}).<br> | ||
=== References | ===References=== | ||
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*''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998. | *''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998. | ||
*Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981. | *Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981. | ||
*Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974. | *Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974. | ||
*''Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880''. National Archives Microcopy T1105. | *''Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880''. National Archives Microcopy T1105. | ||
*''Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~texlance/records/bia(dc)intro.htm Available online] | *''Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~texlance/records/bia(dc)intro.htm Available online] | ||
*"Accompanying Pamphlet for Microcopy 1011", National Archives Microfilm Publications, Appendix. | *"Accompanying Pamphlet for Microcopy 1011", National Archives Microfilm Publications, Appendix. | ||
[[Category:American_Indian_Agencies]] | [[Category:American_Indian_Agencies]] | ||