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The Puget Sound Agency is a currently operating agency located in Everett, Washington. Its supervising office in the Bureau of Indian Affairs is the [[Area_Offices_of_the_Bureau_of_Indian_Affairs|Portland Area Office]].


== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency  ==
== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency  ==
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== History  ==
== History  ==


The Puget Sound District Agency was established in 1851 at Steilacoom, Washington. It was located at Olympia, Washington ruing the years 1857-1861. By 1862, this agency had ceased to exist since [[Puyallup_Indian_Agency_(Washington)|Puyallup Agency]], [[Tulalip_Indian_Agency_(Washington)|Tulalip Agency]], [[Neah_Bay_Indian_Agency_(Washington)|Neah Bay Agency]], Skokomish Agency and [[Quinaielt_Indian_Agency_(Washington)|Quinaielt Agency]] had all been established.
The Puget Sound Agency 


== Records  ==
== Records  ==


A small amount of [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.88 correspondence and financial records] for the Puget Sound District Agency, 1854-1861, are in the Pacific/Alaska Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle.
Some [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.89 records] for the Puget Sound Agency, 1913-1983, are in the Pacific/Alaska Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle, including:
 
*Allotment records, 1913-1974
*Probate records, 1933-1968
*Education records, 1961-1983


The 1900 federal census included population schedules for several tribes under the jurisdiction of the Puget Sound Agency in that year. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Agency, as well as many pages of [[Indian Population Schedules -- 1900 United States Census|Indian Population Schedules]] for the native population of the Muckelshoot Indian Reservation, District 249, in King County, Washington, the Port Madison Indian Reservation, District 250, in Kitsap County, Washington, and the Lummi Indian Reservation, District 248, in Whatcom County, Washington.  
The 1900 federal census included population schedules for several tribes under the jurisdiction of the Puget Sound Agency in that year. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Agency, as well as many pages of [[Indian Population Schedules -- 1900 United States Census|Indian Population Schedules]] for the native population of the Muckelshoot Indian Reservation, District 249, in King County, Washington, the Port Madison Indian Reservation, District 250, in Kitsap County, Washington, and the Lummi Indian Reservation, District 248, in Whatcom County, Washington.  

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The Puget Sound Agency is a currently operating agency located in Everett, Washington. Its supervising office in the Bureau of Indian Affairs is the Portland Area Office.

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

The Puget Sound Agency 

Records[edit | edit source]

Some records for the Puget Sound Agency, 1913-1983, are in the Pacific/Alaska Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle, including:

  • Allotment records, 1913-1974
  • Probate records, 1933-1968
  • Education records, 1961-1983

The 1900 federal census included population schedules for several tribes under the jurisdiction of the Puget Sound Agency in that year. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Agency, as well as many pages of Indian Population Schedules for the native population of the Muckelshoot Indian Reservation, District 249, in King County, Washington, the Port Madison Indian Reservation, District 250, in Kitsap County, Washington, and the Lummi Indian Reservation, District 248, in Whatcom County, Washington.

References[edit | edit source]

  • American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998.
  • 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.
  • Hill, Edward E. The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974.
  • 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. Available online