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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'''. | ||
[http://www.archives.gov/pacific/archives/san-francisco/finding-aids/holdings-guide-03.html#75 records] of the Nevada Agency are in the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in San Francisco <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>Guide to Archival Holdings at NARA's Pacific Region (San Francisco) -- Record Group 75. [http://www.archives.gov/pacific/archives/san-francisco/finding-aids/holdings-guide-03.html#75 Available online].</ref>, including a variety of administrative files, 1895-1975. | [http://www.archives.gov/pacific/archives/san-francisco/finding-aids/holdings-guide-03.html#75 records] of the Nevada Agency are in the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in San Francisco <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> Guide to Archival Holdings at NARA's Pacific Region (San Francisco) -- Record Group 75. [http://www.archives.gov/pacific/archives/san-francisco/finding-aids/holdings-guide-03.html#75 Available online].</ref>, including a variety of administrative files, 1895-1975. | ||
Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1886-1907 and for 1909 thru 1921. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 288-289.<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 numbers 579698-579699}}). 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 1886-1907 and for 1909 thru 1921. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 288-289.<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 numbers 579698-579699}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site. | ||
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The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Nevada Agency. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Nevada Agency, as well as many pages of [[Indian Population Schedules -- 1900 United States Census|Indian Population Schedules]] for the native population. They are recorded as [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1325221 District 51, Nevada Agency] (also known as Pyramid Lake Agency), in Washoe County, Nevada. Also more information [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Pyramid+Lake+Agency&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Click. | The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Nevada Agency. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Nevada Agency, as well as many pages of [[Indian Population Schedules -- 1900 United States Census|Indian Population Schedules]] for the native population. They are recorded as [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1325221 District 51, Nevada Agency] (also known as Pyramid Lake Agency), in Washoe County, Nevada. Also more information [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Pyramid+Lake+Agency&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Click. | ||
Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Nevada Agency, 1907-1922, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Roll 92<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=film number 1724310}}). | Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Nevada Agency, 1907-1922, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Roll 92<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=film number 1724310}}). | ||
=== Records available through Family History Library === | === Records available through Family History Library === | ||