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=== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | ||
Southern [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]], [[Arapaho Indians|Arapaho]] of Oklahoma [[Image:Arapaho-and-Cheyenne-men-1895.jpg|frame|right|340x230px]] | Southern [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]], [[Arapaho Indians|Arapaho]] of Oklahoma [[Image:Arapaho-and-Cheyenne-men-1895.jpg|frame|right|340x230px|Arapaho-and-Cheyenne-men-1895.jpg]] | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
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=== Records === | === 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'''. | |||
Many of the records of this agency are in the holdings of the [[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]] and the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City<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>. Some of the records of greater value to family historians and genealogists in the Fort Worth Archives are: | Many of the records of this agency are in the holdings of the [[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]] and the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City<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>. Some of the records of greater value to family historians and genealogists in the Fort Worth Archives are: | ||
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Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1887-1888, and 1891-1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 27 thru 32<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 573873-573877 and 574191}}). 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 1887-1888, and 1891-1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 27 thru 32<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 573873-573877 and 574191}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.<br> | ||
===Vital Records=== | |||
Cheyenne and Arapaho birth and deaths 1925-1934 FHL film 574191 | Cheyenne and Arapaho birth and deaths 1925-1934 FHL film 574191 | ||
== References | === References === | ||
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