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The records of the Minnesota Superintendency of Indian Affairs relate to almost all aspects of Indian Administration within its jurisdiction. There are documents relating to negotiation and enforcement of treaties, land matters, Indian emigration and subsistence, intrusions on Indian lands, law and order, annuity and other payments, intertribal hostilities, military operations, depredation claims, traders and licenses, missionaries and schools, location of agencies, construction and repair of buildings, purchase and transportation of goods and supplies, employees and accounts. | The records of the Minnesota Superintendency of Indian Affairs relate to almost all aspects of Indian Administration within its jurisdiction. There are documents relating to negotiation and enforcement of treaties, land matters, Indian emigration and subsistence, intrusions on Indian lands, law and order, annuity and other payments, intertribal hostilities, military operations, depredation claims, traders and licenses, missionaries and schools, location of agencies, construction and repair of buildings, purchase and transportation of goods and supplies, employees and accounts. | ||
The St. Peters Agency was responsible for four main bands of Sioux, or Dakota, Indians. These were the Sioux of the Mississippi-- Sisseton, Wahpeton, Mdewakanton, and Wahpekute. | The St. Peters Agency was responsible for four main bands of [[Sioux_Indians|Sioux]], or Dakota, Indians. These were the Sioux of the Mississippi-- [[Sisseton-Wahpeton_Sioux_Tribe,_South_Dakota|Sisseton]], Wahpeton, Mdewakanton, and Wahpekute. | ||
===== Governors and Ex Officio Superintendents ===== | |||
Alexander Ramsey April 2, 1849, and Willis E. Gorman April 1, 1853 | |||
== Agencies == | == Agencies == | ||
*[[ | *[[Chippewa Indian Agency (Minnesota)|Chippewa Agency]] | ||
*[[ | *[[La Pointe Indian Agency (Wisconsin)|La Pointe Subagency]] | ||
*Prairie du Chein Agency | *Prairie du Chein Agency | ||
*[[ | *[[Sandy Lake Indian Subagency (Minnesota)|Sandy Lake Subagency]] | ||
*[[St. | *[[St. Peters Indian Agency (Minnesota)|St. Peters Agency]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Turkey River Indian Subagency (Iowa)|Turkey River Agency]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Winnebago Indian Agency (Minnesota)|Winnebago Agency]] | ||
== Records == | == Records == | ||