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=== History === | === History === | ||
The original Navajo Agency was established in 1852 for the Navajo Indians in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. | The original Navajo Agency was established in 1852 for the Navajo Indians in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.This agency was located at present-day Fort Defiance, Arizona. Originally it was considered by the Office of Indian Affairs to be a New Mexico agency<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 111.</ref> (because Arizona was part of New Mexico Territory until February 1863). | ||
After 1901, this agency was gradually divided into several independent agencies (known variously as Eastern Navajo Agency, [[Northern Navajo Indian Agency (Arizona)|Northern Navajo Agency]], [[Western Navajo Indian Agency (Arizona)|Western Navajo Agency]], [[Chinle Indian Agency (Arizona)|Chinle Agency]], San Juan Agency, [[Shiprock Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Shiprock Agency]], etc.). A Navajo Agency continued to exist at Fort Defiance, Arizona and was sometimes called the [[Fort Defiance Indian Agency|Fort Defiance Agency]]. For a short time in the mid-1900s, it also was called the [[Southern Navajo Indian Agency (Arizona)|Southern Navajo Agency]]. In 1935, all of the independent Navajo agencies were consolidated into one agency called the Navajo Service, with headquarters in Window Rock, Arizona. | After 1901, this agency was gradually divided into several independent agencies (known variously as Eastern Navajo Agency, [[Northern Navajo Indian Agency (Arizona)|Northern Navajo Agency]], [[Western Navajo Indian Agency (Arizona)|Western Navajo Agency]], [[Chinle Indian Agency (Arizona)|Chinle Agency]], San Juan Agency, [[Shiprock Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Shiprock Agency]], etc.). A Navajo Agency continued to exist at Fort Defiance, Arizona and was sometimes called the [[Fort Defiance Indian Agency|Fort Defiance Agency]]. For a short time in the mid-1900s, it also was called the [[Southern Navajo Indian Agency (Arizona)|Southern Navajo Agency]]. In 1935, all of the independent Navajo agencies were consolidated into one agency called the Navajo Service, with headquarters in Window Rock, Arizona. | ||
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=== Agents === | === Agents === | ||
Spencer M. Baird, [http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.dodge/19.230/mb.ashx Henry Dodge], [http://www.argenweb.net/dallas/resources_records/online_records/biographies/goodspeed_biographies/harley_william_r.html William R. Harley], Robert J. Cowart. Silas F. Kendrick, John Ward, | Spencer M. Baird, [http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.dodge/19.230/mb.ashx Henry Dodge], [http://www.argenweb.net/dallas/resources_records/online_records/biographies/goodspeed_biographies/harley_william_r.html William R. Harley], Robert J. Cowart. Silas F. Kendrick, John Ward, Theodore H. Dodd, James C. French, Capt.l F. T. Bennett, James H. Miller, W.F. Hall, William F. M. Arny, Alexander G. Irvine, John E. Pyle and Capt. F. T. Bennett | ||
=== Records === | |||
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#75.19.63 records of the Navajo Agency] (Fort Defiance), 1881-1936, are at the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Laguna Niguel, California, including: | Some of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.63 records of the Navajo Agency] (Fort Defiance), 1881-1936, are at the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Laguna Niguel, California, including: | ||
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Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1885, 1915, and from 1936 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 272 thru 282.<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 595, p. 51</ref> Copies of these records are also available at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]], their Regional Archives, and at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 579682-579692}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com and Footnote.com subscription web sites (available free at many family history centers). | Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1885, 1915, and from 1936 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 272 thru 282.<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 595, p. 51</ref> Copies of these records are also available at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]], their Regional Archives, and at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 579682-579692}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com and Footnote.com subscription web sites (available free at many family history centers). | ||
1938-1939 Census Navajo FHL film 579692 (this film is part of the above collection) | *1938-1939 Census Navajo FHL film 579692 (this film is part of the above collection) | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||