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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, | 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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[[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 Blackfeet Agency, 1882-1900 are on roll 7 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 1070, p. 48</ref> Copies are available at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]], their Regional Archives, and at the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library] and its family history centers (their {{FHL|403511|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1617686-1617680}}). | [[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 Blackfeet Agency, 1882-1900 are on roll 7 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 1070, p. 48</ref> Copies are available at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]], their Regional Archives, and at the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library] and its family history centers (their {{FHL|403511|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1617686-1617680}}). | ||
Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1885-1888 and from 1890 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 49 | Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1885-1888 and from 1890 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 49 thru 54.<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 595, p. 51</ref> Copies of these records are also available at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]], their Regional Archives, and at the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library] and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 574208-574215}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site. | ||
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. | ||
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'''Individual History Cards '''late 1880's-early 1900's FHL Film: 1020972 | '''Individual History Cards '''late 1880's-early 1900's FHL Film: 1020972 | ||
'''Land and Allotment '''1887-1939 | '''Land and Allotment '''1887-1939 FHL Film: 1020998-1021002 | ||
'''School Records '''1891-1945 FHL Film: 1020969-1020970 | '''School Records '''1891-1945 FHL Film: 1020969-1020970 | ||
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