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[[Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Agencies]] and subagencies were created as administrative offices of the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|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 were created by these offices. | [[Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Agencies]] and subagencies were created as administrative offices of the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|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 were created by these offices. | ||
The following list of agencies that have operated or now exist in Minnesota has been compiled from Hill's ''Office of Indian Affairs...''<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches'', Clearwater Publishing Co., Inc. 1974. (Family History Library | The following list of agencies that have operated or now exist in Minnesota has been compiled from Hill's ''Office of Indian Affairs...''<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches'', Clearwater Publishing Co., Inc. 1974. (Family History Library {{FHL|247426|title-id|disp=book 970.1 H551o}}.)</ref>, Hill's ''Guide to Records in the National Archives Relating to American Indians''<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. (FHL {{FHL|207428|title-id|disp=book 970.1 H551g}}.)</ref>, and others. | ||
*[[Birch Cooley Indian Agency (Minnesota)|Birch Cooley Agency]] | *[[Birch Cooley Indian Agency (Minnesota)|Birch Cooley Agency]] | ||
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In addition, other groups such as various church denominations established schools specifically focusing on American Indian children. ([[American Indian School Records|read more...]]) | In addition, other groups such as various church denominations established schools specifically focusing on American Indian children. ([[American Indian School Records|read more...]]) | ||
The following list of Indian Schools in Minnesota has been compiled from Hill's Office of Indian Affairs...<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches'', Clearwater Publishing Co., Inc. 1974. (Family History Library | The following list of Indian Schools in Minnesota has been compiled from Hill's Office of Indian Affairs...<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches'', Clearwater Publishing Co., Inc. 1974. (Family History Library {{FHL|247426|title-id|disp=book 970.1 H551o}}.)</ref>, Hill's Guide to Records in the National Archives Relating to American Indians<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. (FHL {{FHL|207428|title-id|disp=book 970.1 H551g}}.)</ref>, and others. | ||
*Bena School | *Bena School | ||
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*[[Grand Portage Indian School (Minnesota)|Grand Portage School]] | *[[Grand Portage Indian School (Minnesota)|Grand Portage School]] | ||
*[[Leech Lake Indian Boarding School (Minnesota)|Leech Lake Boarding School]] | *[[Leech Lake Indian Boarding School (Minnesota)|Leech Lake Boarding School]] | ||
*Minnesota Agency School census 1912-1917, 1946-1947 and permanent school census cards Family History Library 1st | *Minnesota Agency School census 1912-1917, 1946-1947 and permanent school census cards Family History Library 1st {{FHL|223429|title-id|disp=film 1266710}} | ||
*Morris Industrial School | *Morris Industrial School | ||
*[[Nett Lake Indian School (Minnesota)|Nett Lake School]] | *[[Nett Lake Indian School (Minnesota)|Nett Lake School]] | ||
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*Pleasant Nook-Granite Falls,MN | *Pleasant Nook-Granite Falls,MN | ||
*Prairie Island - Egglston, MN | *Prairie Island - Egglston, MN | ||
*Red Lake Agency school census 1922-1927 Family History Library | *Red Lake Agency school census 1922-1927 Family History Library {{FHL|265810|title-id|disp=film 1204883 item 2}} | ||
*[[Squaw Point Day School (Minnesota)|Squaw Point Day School]] | *[[Squaw Point Day School (Minnesota)|Squaw Point Day School]] | ||
*Vermillion Lake School | *Vermillion Lake School | ||
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The Family History Library has many American Indian records from the National Archives - Central Plains Region (Kansas City, Missouri). For the Ojibwa, for instance, microfilms of census, vital, land, and family records are available from 1876 to 1955. Additional sources are at the Minnesota Historical Society Library, including: | The Family History Library has many American Indian records from the National Archives - Central Plains Region (Kansas City, Missouri). For the Ojibwa, for instance, microfilms of census, vital, land, and family records are available from 1876 to 1955. Additional sources are at the Minnesota Historical Society Library, including: | ||
*Powell, Ransom Judd. Papers, Undated and 1843, 1896–1938. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, 1987. (Family History Library | *Powell, Ransom Judd. Papers, Undated and 1843, 1896–1938. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, 1987. (Family History Library {{FHL|362837|title-id|disp=microfilms 1550598–612}}.) No circulation to Family History Centers. Papers include genealogies, censuses, correspondence, and other records collected by the lawyer for lumber companies that bought White Earth Reservation land. <br>A research study of one Ojibwa family from Minnesota’s White Earth reservation is in: | ||
*Byers, Paula K., ed. Native American Genealogical Sourcebook. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1995. (Family History Library | *Byers, Paula K., ed. Native American Genealogical Sourcebook. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1995. (Family History Library {{FHL|722558|title-id|disp=book 970.1 B991n<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1221078231959_518" />}}.) It includes chapters on historical background, research methods and sources, and libraries and archives holding genealogical information on American Indians. The case study reported on pages 54–64 uses records mostly dating between 1885 and 1915 to trace ancestors and descendants of one Ojibwa family. Records used include Indian censuses, United States censuses, Chippewa Commission and Chippewa Agency records, and the Ransom Judd Powell papers. A bibliography of sources for further study on Minnesota Indians is provided. <br>Other books include: | ||
*Ebbott, Elizabeth. Indians in Minnesota. 4th ed. Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 1985. (Family History Library | *Ebbott, Elizabeth. Indians in Minnesota. 4th ed. Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 1985. (Family History Library {{FHL|358958|title-id|disp=book 970.1 Eb17i}}.) Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Minnesota, this book deals mainly with social strengths and economic problems of American Indians in modern-day Minnesota. Preliminary chapters give histories of major Indian groups in the state and shifting government policies toward them. Includes maps and tables showing the locations of Indian groups on and off reservations in 1980. <br>Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minnesota). Chippewa and Dakota Indians: A Subject Catalog of Books, Pamphlets, Periodical Articles, and Manuscripts in the Minnesota Historical Society. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, 1969. (Family History Library {{FHL|642630|title-id|disp=book 970.3 D149c}} .) A list of printed and manuscript sources on Minnesota’s two major tribes. Much new material has been added to the collections of the Minnesota Historical Society since this book was published. <br>See also the chapter on "The Dakota and Ojibwa" in They Chose Minnesota, described in the "Minorities" article. For sources on the Sioux War of 1862, see the "Military Records" article. Steps to effective research are listed in the "United States Native Races" article. | ||
Records of the various tribes can be found by looking under the name of the tribe in the Subject Search of the Family History Library Catalog and under "Indians of North America – Minnesota." Many of the records are also listed in the Place Search of the catalog under: | Records of the various tribes can be found by looking under the name of the tribe in the Subject Search of the Family History Library Catalog and under "Indians of North America – Minnesota." Many of the records are also listed in the Place Search of the catalog under: | ||
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*''Records of the United States attorneys and marshal for the District of Minnesota, 1889-1917'' which include land allotments for the White Earth Chippewas and genealogical charts connected with those allotments. There are 7 microfilms starting with film 1294074. (NARA record group 118 roll 22) | *''Records of the United States attorneys and marshal for the District of Minnesota, 1889-1917'' which include land allotments for the White Earth Chippewas and genealogical charts connected with those allotments. There are 7 microfilms starting with film 1294074. (NARA record group 118 roll 22) | ||
*''Records of the Minnesota Superintendency of Indian Affairs, 1849-1856'' There are 9 microfilms in the Family History Library starting with | *''Records of the Minnesota Superintendency of Indian Affairs, 1849-1856'' There are 9 microfilms in the Family History Library starting with {{FHL|403560|title-id|disp=1618093}}. | ||
== '''See Also''' == | == '''See Also''' == | ||