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Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. | |||
The Fort Belknap Indian Agency is the administrative office of the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|Bureau of Indian Affairs]] on the [[Fort Belknap Indian Reservation (Montana)|Fort Belknap Reservation]] in north-central Montana. Its supervising office is the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Billings Area Office]]. | The Fort Belknap Indian Agency is the administrative office of the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|Bureau of Indian Affairs]] on the [[Fort Belknap Indian Reservation (Montana)|Fort Belknap Reservation]] in north-central Montana. Its supervising office is the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Billings Area Office]]. | ||
== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency == | === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | ||
Grosventre, Assiniboin | [[Grosventre Indians|Grosventre]], [[Assiniboin Indians|Assiniboin]] | ||
== History == | === History === | ||
The Fort Belknap Agency was established in 1873. The Grosventre and Assiniboin Indians living on the Milk River in Montana were assigned to the agency. For two years, 1876-1878, the Fort Belknap and the [[Fort Peck Indian Agency (Montana)|Fort Peck Agency]] were joined. In 1878, Fort Belknap was reestablished as a separate agency<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, pp. 158-159.</ref>. | The Fort Belknap Agency was established in 1873. The Grosventre and Assiniboin Indians living on the Milk River in Montana were assigned to the agency. For two years, 1876-1878, the Fort Belknap and the [[Fort Peck Indian Agency (Montana)|Fort Peck Agency]] were joined. In 1878, Fort Belknap was reestablished as a separate agency<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, pp. 158-159.</ref>. | ||
== Records == | ==== Agents and Appointment Dates ==== | ||
William H. Fanton. August 12, 1873, Wyamn L. Lincoln April 11, 1878 <ref>The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. By Edward E. Hill. Clearwater Publishing Co., New York, NY ©1974. FS Library Book 970.1 H551o </ref> | |||
=== Records === | |||
Many of the historical [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.30 records of this agency] are housed in the [ | Agencies and subagencies were created as administrative offices of the 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 (for the tribe and tribal members) were created by and maintained by the agencies'''. | ||
Many of the historical [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.30 records of this agency] are housed in the [[National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)]], Colorado.<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> Records in that collection which may be of assistance to the genealogist include: | |||
*Birth and death certificates and reports, 1915-1919 | *Birth and death certificates and reports, 1915-1919 | ||
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Many more records of lesser genealogical value are also in this collection. | Many more records of lesser genealogical value are also in this collection. | ||
[[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, 1873-1900'']] have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of Microcopy Number M1070. The reports for Fort Belknap Agency, 1883-1900, are on roll 12 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 | [[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, 1873-1900'']] have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of Microcopy Number M1070. The reports for Fort Belknap Agency, 1883-1900, are on roll 12 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 number 1617685}}). | ||
The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Fort Belknap Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Fort Belknap 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/1325221 District 211, Fort Belknap Indian Reservation], in Chouteau County, Montana. | |||
Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Fort Belknap Agency, 1907-1935, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Rolls 45-46<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 FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, beginning with their {{FSC|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 1724263-1724264}}. Reports for some years are missing.<br> | |||
Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1885-1911 and from 1913 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 126 thru 131<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 numbers 576481-576486}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.<br> | |||
====Records Available through the FamilySearch Library==== | |||
Census Records 1888, 1900-1944 and Family History Cards 1909, FS Library film: 1026838 | |||
Indians serving in the Civilian Conservation Corps., 1938-1942. FS Library film: 1026854 | |||
Employee Records 1878-1927. FS Library film: 126851 | |||
Heirship Records, 1911, 1921-1936. FS Library film: 1026844 | |||
Individual Money Ledgers 1925-1948. FS Library film: 1026845-1026850 | |||
Ration Records 1904, 1931-32, 1937-38 and Welfare Application 1939-1947. FS Library film: 1026852 items 1 and 2 | |||
Individual Allotment Records, Army discharge 1883-1894, Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918. FS Library film: 1026855 | |||
School Records 1879-1951. FS Library film: 1026839-1026843 | |||
Vital Records 1913-1918. FS Library film: 1026853 | |||
== References == | === References === | ||
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