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== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency == | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
The Uintah and Ouray Agency was established in the Uintah Valley in 1865. It was a continuation of the earlier Spanish Fork-Uintah Valley Agency. Several agents operated under the [[ | The Uintah and Ouray Agency was established in the Uintah Valley in 1865. It was a continuation of the earlier Spanish Fork-Uintah Valley Agency. Several agents operated under the [[Utah Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Utah Superintendency]] from 1849 to 1870, when the Superintendency was abolished. By 1869, the [[Uintah Valley Indian Agency (Utah)|Uintah Valley Agency]] was the only one left in Utah and it reported directly to the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC. The name was changed to Uintah and Ouray Agency in 1886. | ||
The Uintah and Ouray Agency primarily had jurisdiction for the Uinta, White River, and Uncompahgre (Tabaquache) Ute Indians. In 1939, the [[ | The Uintah and Ouray Agency primarily had jurisdiction for the Uinta, White River, and Uncompahgre (Tabaquache) Ute Indians. In 1939, the [[Paiute Indian Agency (Utah)|Paiute Agency]] was also assigned to the Uintah and Ouray Agency. | ||
== Records == | == Records == | ||
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The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Uintah Valley Indian Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Uintah and Ouray 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 210, Uintah Valley Reservation, in Uintah County, Utah. | The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Uintah Valley Indian Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Uintah and Ouray 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 210, Uintah Valley Reservation, in Uintah County, Utah. | ||
Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Uintah and Ouray Agency, 1907- | Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Uintah and Ouray Agency, 1907-1935, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Rolls 158-59, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City (their [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=479404&disp=Superintendents+annual+narrative+and+sta++&first=101&last=200&columns=*,0,0 microfilm numbers 1724376-1724377].<br> | ||
Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1885-1889, 1891-1892, 1894-1940, and 1942-1944. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 608 thru 615. 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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?first=600&display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=297519&disp=Indian%2Bcensus%2Brolls%252C%2B1885%252D1940%2B%2B&last=699&columns=*%2C0%2C0 microfilm numbers 583067-583074]). 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 1885-1889, 1891-1892, 1894-1940, and 1942-1944. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 608 thru 615. 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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?first=600&display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=297519&disp=Indian%2Bcensus%2Brolls%252C%2B1885%252D1940%2B%2B&last=699&columns=*%2C0%2C0 microfilm numbers 583067-583074]). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.<br> | ||
== References<br> == | == References<br> == | ||
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*''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. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~texlance/records/bia(dc)intro.htm Available online] | *''Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~texlance/records/bia(dc)intro.htm Available online] | ||
*"Accompanying Pamphlet for Microcopy 1011", National Archives Microfilm Publications, Appendix. | |||
[[Category:American_Indian_Agencies]] | [[Category:American_Indian_Agencies]] | ||