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== History  ==
== History  ==


The Fort Peck Agency was the successor to the [[Milk_River_Indian_Agency_(Minnesota)|Milk River Agency]] inMontana and since 1874 has been responsible for Assiniboin and Sioux (mostly Yanktonai) 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, p. 160.</ref>.  
The Fort Peck Agency was the successor to the [[Milk River Indian Agency (Minnesota)|Milk River Agency]] inMontana and since 1874 has been responsible for Assiniboin and Sioux (mostly Yanktonai) 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, p. 160.</ref>.  


===== Agents and Appointment Dates  =====
===== Agents and Appointment Dates  =====


Lt. George E. Ford&nbsp; April 14, 1870,&nbsp; A.S. Reed&nbsp; September 14, 187, Andrew J Simmons January 17, 1871 and July 233, 1872,&nbsp; William W. Alderson&nbsp;&nbsp; September 1, 1873,&nbsp;Thomas J. Mitchelll&nbsp;&nbsp; November 10, 1875 , Wellington Bird&nbsp;&nbsp; March 27, 1877, and Nathan S. porter&nbsp;&nbsp; May 23, 1879
Lt. George E. Ford&nbsp; April 14, 1870,&nbsp; A.S. Reed&nbsp; September 14, 187, Andrew J Simmons January 17, 1871 and July 233, 1872,&nbsp; William W. Alderson&nbsp;&nbsp; September 1, 1873,&nbsp;Thomas J. Mitchelll&nbsp;&nbsp; November 10, 1875 , Wellington Bird&nbsp;&nbsp; March 27, 1877, and Nathan S. porter&nbsp;&nbsp; May 23, 1879  


== Records  ==
== Records  ==
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Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1891-1895, 1897-1908, and from 1912 thru 1940. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 151 thru 160<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 Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 576840-576849}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.  
Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1891-1895, 1897-1908, and from 1912 thru 1940. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 151 thru 160<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 Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 576840-576849}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.  


The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Fort Peck Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Fort Peck Agency, as well as many pages of [[Indian Population Schedules -- 1900 United States Census|Indian Population Schedules]] for the native population of the Reservation. They are recorded as [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1325221;w=54681;p=3 District 210, Fort Peck Agency], in Valley County, Montana.  
The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Fort Peck Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Fort Peck Agency, as well as many pages of [[Indian Population Schedules -- 1900 United States Census|Indian Population Schedules]] for the native population of the Reservation. They are recorded as [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1325221 District 210, Fort Peck Agency], in Valley County, Montana.  


Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Fort Peck Agency, 1907-1935, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Rolls 52-53<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 M1011, p. 27.</ref>, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, beginning with their {{FHL|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 1724270-1724271}}.<br>
Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Fort Peck Agency, 1907-1935, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Rolls 52-53<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 M1011, p. 27.</ref>, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, beginning with their {{FHL|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 1724270-1724271}}.<br>  


Proposed Assiniboine Membership Roll, 1973. FHL film: 1036884 item 2  
Proposed Assiniboine Membership Roll, 1973. FHL film: 1036884 item 2  
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== References  ==
== 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.<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.  
*''Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services.  
*''Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services.  
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