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The Puget Sound Agency is a currently operating agency located in Everett, Washington. Its supervising office in the Bureau of Indian Affairs is the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Portland Area Office]]. It has administrative responsibility for the [[Lummi Indian Reservation (Washington)|Lummi]], [[Muckleshoot Indian Reservation (Washington)|Muckleshoot]], [[Nisqually Indian Reservation (Washington)|Nisqually]], [[Puyallup Indian Reservation (Washington)|Puyallup]], [[Port Gamble Indian Reservation (Washington)|Port Gamble]], [[Port Madison Indian Reservation (Washington)|Port Madison]], Stillaguamish, [[Swinomish Indian Reservation (Washington)|Swinomish]], and [[Tulalip Indian Reservation (Washington)|Tulalip]] Reservations. | The Puget Sound Agency is a currently operating agency located in Everett, Washington. Its supervising office in the Bureau of Indian Affairs is the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Portland Area Office]]. It has administrative responsibility for the [[Lummi Indian Reservation (Washington)|Lummi]], [[Muckleshoot Indian Reservation (Washington)|Muckleshoot]], [[Nisqually Indian Reservation (Washington)|Nisqually]], [[Puyallup Indian Reservation (Washington)|Puyallup]], [[Port Gamble Indian Reservation (Washington)|Port Gamble]], [[Port Madison Indian Reservation (Washington)|Port Madison]], Stillaguamish, [[Swinomish Indian Reservation (Washington)|Swinomish]], and [[Tulalip Indian Reservation (Washington)|Tulalip]] Reservations. | ||
== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency == | === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | ||
[[ | [[Clallam Indians|Clallam]], Duwamish, Etakmur, [[Lummi Indians|Lummi]], [[Muckleshoot Indians|Muckleshoot]], Nisqually, Nooksak, [[Puyallup Indians|Puyallup]], [[Snohomish Indians|Snohomish,]] Squaxon, [[Stillaguamish Indians|Stillaguamish]], [[Suquamish Indians|Suquamish]], [[Swinomish Indians|Swinomish]], and Swiwamish | ||
== History == | === History === | ||
The Puget Sound Agency should not be confused with the [[Puget Sound District Indian Agency (Washington)|Puget Sound District Agency]], which was the forerunner to several agencies prior to 1862<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 125.</ref>. It was formerly known as the [[Western Washington Indian Agency (Washington)|Western Washington Agency]], formed in 1950 when the [[Taholah Indian Agency (Washington)|Taholah]] and [[Tulalip Indian Agency (Washington)|Tulalip]] Agencies were merged.<br> | The Puget Sound Agency should not be confused with the [[Puget Sound District Indian Agency (Washington)|Puget Sound District Agency]], which was the forerunner to several agencies prior to 1862<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 125.</ref>. It was formerly known as the [[Western Washington Indian Agency (Washington)|Western Washington Agency]], formed in 1950 when the [[Taholah Indian Agency (Washington)|Taholah]] and [[Tulalip Indian Agency (Washington)|Tulalip]] Agencies were merged.<br> | ||
=== Records === | |||
The '''majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies'''. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:<br> | |||
*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]] | |||
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]] | |||
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]] | |||
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]] | |||
Some [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.89 records] for the Puget Sound Agency, 1913-1983, are in the Pacific/Alaska Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle<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>, including: | Some [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.89 records] for the Puget Sound Agency, 1913-1983, are in the Pacific/Alaska Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle<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>, including: | ||
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The 1900 federal census included population schedules for several tribes under the jurisdiction of the Puget Sound Agency in that year. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Agency, as well as many pages of [[Indian Population Schedules -- 1900 United States Census|Indian Population Schedules]] for the native population of the Muckelshoot Indian Reservation, District 249, in King County, Washington, the Port Madison Indian Reservation, District 250, in Kitsap County, Washington, and the Lummi Indian Reservation, District 248, in Whatcom County, Washington. | The 1900 federal census included population schedules for several tribes under the jurisdiction of the Puget Sound Agency in that year. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Agency, as well as many pages of [[Indian Population Schedules -- 1900 United States Census|Indian Population Schedules]] for the native population of the Muckelshoot Indian Reservation, District 249, in King County, Washington, the Port Madison Indian Reservation, District 250, in Kitsap County, Washington, and the Lummi Indian Reservation, District 248, in Whatcom County, Washington. | ||
== References == | === References === | ||
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*''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998. | *''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998. | ||