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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'''. | |||
Some of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.29 agency records] are in the Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Laguna Niguel, California<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>. Their holdings include census records, Indian police records, court records, and other records for 1875 through 1952.Some later fiscal records of the agency are in the Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Denver, for the years 1946 through 1967. | Some of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.29 agency records] are in the Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Laguna Niguel, California<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>. Their holdings include census records, Indian police records, court records, and other records for 1875 through 1952.Some later fiscal records of the agency are in the Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Denver, for the years 1946 through 1967. | ||
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The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Fort Apache Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Fort Apache 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 77, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, in Apache County, Arizona, as District 77, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, in Gila County, Arizona, and as District 77, Fort Apache Reservation, in Navajo County, Arizona. | The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Fort Apache Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Fort Apache 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 77, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, in Apache County, Arizona, as District 77, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, in Gila County, Arizona, and as District 77, Fort Apache Reservation, in Navajo County, Arizona. | ||
Microfilm copies of | Microfilm copies of[[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Fort Apache Agency, 1907-1938, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Rolls 43-44<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 Family History Library in Salt Lake City, beginning with their {{FHL|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 1724261-1724262}}.<br> | ||
Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1898 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 118 thru 125<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 576473-576480}}). 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 1898 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 118 thru 125<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 576473-576480}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.<br> | ||
==== Records Available Through the Family History Library ==== | |||
Census Records 1904-1942. FHL film: 1249787 items 3-16 | Census Records 1904-1942. FHL film: 1249787 items 3-16 | ||