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== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency == | === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | ||
[[Ponca Tribe|Ponca]], [[Tonkawa Indians|Tonkawa]], [[Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma|Oto and Missouria]] | [[Ponca Tribe|Ponca]], [[Tonkawa Indians|Tonkawa]], [[Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma|Oto and Missouria]] | ||
== History == | === History === | ||
The Ponca Agency was established in 1859 for the Ponca Indians In Nebraska. When the bulk of the Ponca Indians moved to Oklahoma Territory in 1877, they were merged into a single agency called the Ponca, Pawnee, and Otoe Agency. From 1882 to 1885, the agency serving the Ponca Indians was called the Ponca, Pawnee, and Otoe Agency and from 1885 to 1901, it was called the Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe, and Oakland Agency. | The Ponca Agency was established in 1859 for the Ponca Indians In Nebraska. When the bulk of the Ponca Indians moved to Oklahoma Territory in 1877, they were merged into a single agency called the Ponca, Pawnee, and Otoe Agency. From 1882 to 1885, the agency serving the Ponca Indians was called the Ponca, Pawnee, and Otoe Agency and from 1885 to 1901, it was called the Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe, and [[Oakland Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Oakland Agency]]. | ||
Between 1901 and 1904, separate Pawnee, [[ | Between 1901 and 1904, separate Pawnee, [[Otoe Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Otoe]], and [[Oakland Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Oakland]] Agencies were reestablished. | ||
In 1912, the [[ | In 1912, the [[Kaw Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Kaw Agency]] which had been established in 1904, was merged with the Ponca Agency. In 1919, the Otoe and Ponca Agencies were merged with the [[Pawnee Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Pawnee Agency]]. | ||
In 1921, the Ponca Agency was reestablished for the Ponca, Tonkawa, and the Oto and Missouri Indians. The Ponca Agency was permanently merged with the Pawnee Agency in 1927<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, p. 174.</ref>. The Ponca Agency continued to operate as a subagency under the Pawnee Agency. | In 1921, the Ponca Agency was reestablished for the Ponca, Tonkawa, and the Oto and Missouri Indians. The Ponca Agency was permanently merged with the Pawnee Agency in 1927<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, p. 174.</ref>. The Ponca Agency continued to operate as a subagency under the Pawnee Agency. | ||
== Records == | === Records === | ||
The '''majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies'''. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:<br> | |||
[[ | *[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]] | ||
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]] | |||
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]] | |||
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]] | |||
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]] | |||
Some [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.80 records for the Ponca Agency] and Subagency, 1888-1933, are in the [[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]] and in the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City<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>. Included in the records at the Oklahoma Historical Society are individual Indian files, 1904-1928 and a view records regarding vital statistics, 1897-1928. | |||
[[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, 1874-1900'']] have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of Microcopy Number M1070. The reports for Ponca Agency, 1873-1880, are on rolls 37-39 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 M1070, p. 48.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the FamilySearch Library and its FamilySearch centers (their {{FSC|403511|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1617710-1617712}}). | |||
= | Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|...Narrative and Statistical Reports..]]. for the Ponca Agency, 1907-1927, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Roll 108<ref>''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998, Micropcopy M1011, p. 27.</ref>, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City (their {{FSC|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm number 1724326}}). | ||
<references /> | Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1886 thru 1927. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 386-391<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 M595, p. 51.</ref>. Copies of these records are also available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the FamilySearch Library and its FamilySearch centers (their {{FSC|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 580765-580770}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site. | ||
=== References === | |||
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*''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998. | *''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998. | ||
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