17,757
edits
Upper Arkansas Indian Agency: Difference between revisions
Upper Arkansas Indian Agency (view source)
Revision as of 10:16, 28 December 2010
, 28 December 2010no edit summary
mNo edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The Upper Arkansas Agency was established in 1855 to serve the Indians living along the Arkansas River in what is now eastern Colorado and western Kansas. The principal tribes for which this agency was responsible were the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho, although the Kiowa, Comanche, Apache (Kiowa-Apache) and Caddo were also under their jurisdiction for a time. These tribes had previously been assigned to the [[Upper Platte Indian Agency|Upper Platte Agency]]. | The Upper Arkansas Agency was established in 1855 to serve the Indians living along the Arkansas River in what is now eastern Colorado and western Kansas. The principal tribes for which this agency was responsible were the Southern [[Cheyenne_Indians|Cheyenne]] and [[Arapaho_Indians|Arapaho]], although the [[Kiowa_Indians|Kiowa]], [[Comanche_Indians|Comanche]], Apache (Kiowa-Apache) and [[Caddo_Indians|Caddo]] were also under their jurisdiction for a time. These tribes had previously been assigned to the [[Upper Platte Indian Agency|Upper Platte Agency]]. | ||
In 1864, a separate Kiowa Agency was created, which took jurisdiction over all but the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. | In 1864, a separate [[Kiowa_Indian_Agency_(Oklahoma)|Kiowa Agency ]]was created, which took jurisdiction over all but the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. | ||
The agency moved often and was at the following locations for the years listed: | The agency moved often and was at the following locations for the years listed: | ||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
:1869-1874 -- at Darlington, Oklahoma, due to the move of the Cheyenne and Arapaho to Oklahoma. | :1869-1874 -- at Darlington, Oklahoma, due to the move of the Cheyenne and Arapaho to Oklahoma. | ||
In 1874, the name was officially changed to the [[ | In 1874, the name was officially changed to the [[Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Cheyenne and Arapahoe Agency]]<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, pp. 182-184.</ref>. | ||
===== Agents and Appointment Dates ===== | |||
Albert G. Boone October 17, 1860, Samuel G. Colley July 26, 1861, and Ichabod C. Taylor August 3, 1865 | |||
== Records == | == Records == | ||
| Line 27: | Line 31: | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
*''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998.<br> | *''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998.<br> | ||
*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.<br> | *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.<br> | ||
*Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974.<br> | *Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974.<br> | ||
*''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. | ||
*Marquette University. ''Guide to Cathoilic-Related Records in the Midwest about Native Americans.'' | *Marquette University. ''Guide to Cathoilic-Related Records in the Midwest about Native Americans.'' | ||