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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'''. | ||
Some of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.29 agency records] are in the Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Laguna Niguel, California<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>. Their holdings include census records, Indian police records, court records, and other records for 1875 through 1952.Some later fiscal records of the agency are in the Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Denver, for the years 1946 through 1967. | Some of the [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.29 agency records] are in the Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Laguna Niguel, [[National_Archives_Pacific_Region_(Riverside)|California]]<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>. Their holdings include census records, Indian police records, court records, and other records for 1875 through 1952.Some later fiscal records of the agency are in the Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in [[National_Archives_Rocky_Mountain_Region_(Denver)|Denver]], for the years 1946 through 1967. | ||
[[Reports of Inspection of the Field Jurisdictions of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1873-1900|''Reports of Inspection of the Field Jurisdictions of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1873-1900'']] have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of Microcopy Number M1070. The reports for Fort Apache Agency, 1893-1899, are on roll 12 of that Microcopy set<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 M1070, p. 48.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|403511|title-id|disp=microfilm roll number 1617685}}). | [[Reports of Inspection of the Field Jurisdictions of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1873-1900|''Reports of Inspection of the Field Jurisdictions of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1873-1900'']] have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of Microcopy Number M1070. The reports for Fort Apache Agency, 1893-1899, are on roll 12 of that Microcopy set<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 M1070, p. 48.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|403511|title-id|disp=microfilm roll number 1617685}}). | ||
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Census Records 1904-1942. FHL film: 1249787 items 3-16 | Census Records 1904-1942. FHL film: 1249787 items 3-16 | ||
School Records, 1937, 1950-1951. FHL film: 1249787 items 1-2 | School Records, 1937, 1950-1951. FHL film: 1249787 items 1-2 | ||
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