Southern Superintendency of Indian Affairs: Difference between revisions

The Southern Superintendency of Indian Affairs was established in 1851 to replace the [[Western_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|Western Superintendency]]. After the Southern Superintendency was abolished in 1870, except for treaty stipulations, and the agents reported directly to the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC.<br>

*[[Neosho_Indian_Agency_(Oklahoma)|Neosho Agency]]

*[[Wichita_Indian_Agency_(Oklahoma)|Wichita Agency]]

The Southern Superintendency includes records of the Western Superintendency of Indian Affairs which operated from 1832-1851. Its responsibility included the [[Cherokee_Indians|Cherokee]], [[Creek_Indians|Creek]], [[Choctaw_Indians|Choctaw]], [[Chickasaw_Indians|Chickasaw]], [[Osage_Indians|Osage]], [[Seneca_Indians|Seneca]], [[Seminole_Indians|Seminole]], Shawnee, and [[Quapaw_Indians|Quapaw]] Indians. It also included the [[Wichita_Indian_Agency_(Oklahoma)|Wichita]], [[Comanche_Indian_Agency_(Texas)|Comanche]], Cherokee, and [[Creek_Indian_Agency_(Georgia)|Creek]] Agencies and the [[Arkansas_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|Arkansas Superintendency]]. The Wichita Agency had responsibility for Wichita, Caddo, Anadarko, Waco, Tonkawa, Hanai, Kichai, Tawakoni, Delaware, Shawnee, and some of the Comanche Indians. The localities included are Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.