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 === 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'''.
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 === 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'''.
 Records of the Michigan Superintendent of Indian Affairs, 1814-1882, are at the[http://search.archives.gov/query.html?qt=Michigan+Superintendency+of+Indian+Affairs+&submit=GO&col=1arch&col=social&qc=1arch&qc=social National Archives] and have been microfilmed as their Microcopy Number M1. Copies are also available at the Chicago and San Francisco Regional Archives. This same set of microfilm of the records of the Michigan Superintendency is also available at the {{FHL|589956|title-id|disp=Family History Library}} and its[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|family history centers]].