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===Introduction=== | |||
The Pima Indian Agency, located in Sacaton, Arizona is the administrative office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs on the [[Gila Bend Indian Reservation (Arizona)|Gila River Indian Reservation]]. Its current supervising field office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs is the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Phoenix Area Office]]. | The Pima Indian Agency, located in Sacaton, Arizona is the administrative office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs on the [[Gila Bend Indian Reservation (Arizona)|Gila River Indian Reservation]]. Its current supervising field office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs is the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Phoenix Area Office]]. | ||
*Address: P.O. Box 8, Sacaton, AZ 85247 | |||
=== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | ||
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==== Agent and Appointment Date ==== | ==== Agent and Appointment Date ==== | ||
Silas St. John February 18, 1859 <ref>The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. By Edward E. Hill. Clearwater Publishing Co., New York, NY ©1974. | Silas St. John February 18, 1859 <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 === | === Records === | ||
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*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]] | *[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]] | ||
[[Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880|''Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs'']] from the Pima Agency, 1859-1861, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234, roll 669<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 M234, p. 8.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the | [[Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880|''Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs'']] from the Pima Agency, 1859-1861, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234, roll 669<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 M234, p. 8.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the FamilySearch Library and its FamilySearch centers on their {{FSC|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm roll number 1661399}}. | ||
Some of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.84 records] of the Pima Agency are in the[[National_Archives_Pacific_Region_(Riverside)|Pacific Regional Archives]] of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Los Angeles<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>. Among the records there are: | Some of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.84 records] of the Pima Agency are in the[[National_Archives_Pacific_Region_(Riverside)|Pacific Regional Archives]] of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Los Angeles<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>. Among the records there are: | ||
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*Individual Indian identification and census cards, 1929-1933 | *Individual Indian identification and census cards, 1929-1933 | ||
[[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 Pima, Papago and Maricopa Agency, 1883-1900, are on rolls 25-26 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 Pima, Papago and Maricopa Agency, 1883-1900, are on rolls 25-26 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 1617708-1617709}}). | ||
Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1887, 1889-1891, 1894-1896, 1899, 1902, and 1919-1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 347-361<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 | Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1887, 1889-1891, 1894-1896, 1899, 1902, and 1919-1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 347-361<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 579757-579770 and 580740}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.<br> | ||
The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Gila River Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Pima 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 District 79, Gila River Reservation in Maricopa County, Arizona and in District 79, Gila River Indian Reservation, in Pinal County, Arizona. | The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Gila River Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Pima 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 District 79, Gila River Reservation in Maricopa County, Arizona and in District 79, Gila River Indian Reservation, in Pinal County, Arizona. | ||
Microfilm copies of[[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Pima Agency, 1907-1935, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, rolls 104-105<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 | Microfilm copies of[[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Pima Agency, 1907-1935, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, rolls 104-105<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 and their FamilySearch centers (their {{FSC|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1724322-1724323}}). Reports for some years are missing.<br> | ||
==== Records Available through the | ==== Records Available through the FamilySearch Library ==== | ||
*Census Records, 1909-1940. | *Census Records, 1909-1940. FS Library film: 1,249,788 items 6-9 first film | ||
*Individual History Cards 1926-1927. | *Individual History Cards 1926-1927. FS Library film: 1,249,796 items 4, 6 | ||
*School Records 1903-1938. | *School Records 1903-1938. FS Library film: 1,249,794 items 3-4 first film | ||
*Vital Records 1850-1931. | *Vital Records 1850-1931. FS Library film: 1,249,794 first film | ||
*Birth and Death Records 1924-1932, | *Birth and Death Records 1924-1932, FS Library film 579766 and 580740 (this film is part of the Annual Indian Census - census supplement) | ||
*School, Allotment, Vital Records 1915-1934. | *School, Allotment, Vital Records 1915-1934. FS Library film 1,249,788 items 1-5 | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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