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=== History === | === History === | ||
The Hoopa Valley Agency was established in 1864 and was responsible for the Hupa Indians on the[[Hoopa Valley Reservation, California|Hoopa Valley Reservation along]] the Trinity River in northern California, and the Klamath Indians nearby. After 1869, they also had responsibility for the Indians who moved there from the [[Smith River Rancheria, California|Smith River Reservation]]<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 23.</ref>. It was enlarged in the early | The Hoopa Valley Agency was established in 1864 and was responsible for the Hupa Indians on the[[Hoopa Valley Reservation, California|Hoopa Valley Reservation along]] the Trinity River in northern California, and the Klamath Indians nearby. After 1869, they also had responsibility for the Indians who moved there from the [[Smith River Rancheria, California|Smith River Reservation]]<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 23.</ref>. It was enlarged in the early 1890's and from the early 1900's has had control over all non reservation Indians in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. It was made an area field office in 1956 and placed under the Sacramento Area Office<ref>Guide to Archival Holdings, Pacific Regional Archives of National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in San Francisco, Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. [http://www.archives.gov/pacific/archives/san-francisco/finding-aids/holdings-guide-03.html#75 Available online].</ref>.<br> | ||
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Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1885-1897, 1899-1907 and 1915 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 182-187<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 576871-576876}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.<br> | Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1885-1897, 1899-1907 and 1915 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 182-187<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 576871-576876}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site. '''Vital Records''' with Census FHL film: 576,874<br> | ||
:The following groups of Indians were included in the Indian census rolls for the years indicated: | :The following groups of Indians were included in the Indian census rolls for the years indicated: | ||