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The school on the [[Red Cliff Indian Reservation (Wisconsin)|Red Cliff Reservation]] was under the [[La Pointe Indian Agency (Wisconsin)|La Pointe Agency]] until 1912, when it became an independent agency. The agency was abolished in 1922 and the Indians were assigned to the La Pointe Agency. The school closed in 1923.<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, p. 179.</ref> | The school on the [[Red Cliff Indian Reservation (Wisconsin)|Red Cliff Reservation]] was under the [[La Pointe Indian Agency (Wisconsin)|La Pointe Agency]] until 1912, when it became an independent agency. The agency was abolished in 1922 and the Indians were assigned to the La Pointe Agency. The school closed in 1923.<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, p. 179.</ref> | ||
====Agents and Appointment Dates==== | ==== Agents and Appointment Dates ==== | ||
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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 [http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/finding-aids/red-cliff-agency.html records of the Red Cliff Agency], 1878-1954, are in the Great Lakes Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Chicago, including: | Some [http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/finding-aids/red-cliff-agency.html records of the Red Cliff Agency], 1878-1954, are in the Great Lakes Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Chicago, including: | ||
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Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1912 thru 1922. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, roll 417.<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, their Regional Archives, and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm number 581411}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site. | Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1912 thru 1922. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, roll 417.<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, their Regional Archives, and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm number 581411}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site. | ||
Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Red Cliff Agency, 1912-1922, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, roll 114<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 (their {{FHL|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm number 1724332}}). | Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Red Cliff Agency, 1912-1922, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, roll 114<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 (their {{FHL|479404|title-id|disp=microfilm number 1724332}}). | ||
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