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The Fort Apache Agency is the administrative office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in eastern Arizona. Its supervising office is the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Phoenix Area Office]]. | The Fort Apache Agency is the administrative office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in eastern Arizona. Its supervising office is the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Phoenix Area Office]]. | ||
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== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency == | == Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency == | ||
Apache | [[Apache_Indians|Apache]] | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The White Mountain Reservation was established in 1872, with the northern part under the Camp Apache Agency and the southern part under the San Carlos Agency. The latter took control of both divisions in 1875, but in 1897, the reservation was divided and the Fort Apache Agency was established for the White Mountain Apaches.<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. 158.</ref> | The White Mountain Reservation was established in 1872, with the northern part under the [[Camp_Apache_Indian_Agency_(Arizona)|Camp Apache Agency]] and the southern part under the [[San_Carlos_Apache_Indian_Agency_(Arizona)|San Carlos Agency]]. The latter took control of both divisions in 1875, but in 1897, the reservation was divided and the Fort Apache Agency was established for the White Mountain Apaches.<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. 158.</ref> | ||
== Records == | == Records == | ||
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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 ===== | ===== 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 | ||
School Records, 1937, 1950-1951. FHL film: 1249787 items 1-2 | School Records, 1937, 1950-1951. FHL film: 1249787 items 1-2 | ||
== References == | == References == | ||