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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'''. | 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'''. | ||
*Cherokee Agency | *[[Cherokee_Indian_Agency_(Oklahoma)|Cherokee Agency]] | ||
*Chickasaw Agency | *[[Chickasaw_Indian_Agency_(Oklahoma)|Chickasaw Agency]] | ||
*Choctaw (Southern) Agency | *[[Choctaw_Indian_Agency_(Mississippi)|Choctaw (Southern) Agency]] | ||
*[[Comanche Indian Agency (Texas)|Comanche Agency]] | *[[Comanche Indian Agency (Texas)|Comanche Agency]] | ||
*Creek Agency | *[[Creek_Indian_Agency_(Oklahoma)|Creek Agency]] | ||
*[[Osage Indian Agency (Kansas)|Osage Agency]] | *[[Osage Indian Agency (Kansas)|Osage Agency]] | ||
*[[Wichita Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Wichita Agency]] | *[[Wichita Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Wichita Agency]] | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
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Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Press, [1974]. | Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Press, [1974]. | ||
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Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Washington, DC: | Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Washington, DC: | ||
[[Category:Superintendencies_of_Indian_Affairs]] | [[Category:Superintendencies_of_Indian_Affairs]] | ||