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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'''. | |||
A few of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.108 textual records] of the Southern Apache Agency have been transferred to the National Archives in Washington DC. The records consist mostly of financial and other administrative records.<br> | A few of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.108 textual records] of the Southern Apache Agency have been transferred to the National Archives in Washington DC. The records consist mostly of financial and other administrative records.<br> | ||