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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 [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.46 records] of the Hopi Agency are in the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Los Angeles<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>. They consist mostly of administrative records for the Moqui Pueblo Agency prior to the name change which took place in 1923. However, there is a census of the Hopi Indians in the Western Navajo Agency, 1922-1924, and a Register of Pupils, 1907-1911 which may be of interest to family historians. | Some [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.46 records] of the Hopi Agency are in the [[National_Archives_Pacific_Region_(Riverside)|Pacific Regional Archives]] of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Los Angeles<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>. They consist mostly of administrative records for the Moqui Pueblo Agency prior to the name change which took place in 1923. However, there is a census of the Hopi Indians in the Western Navajo Agency, 1922-1924, and a Register of Pupils, 1907-1911 which may be of interest to family historians. | ||
Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Hopi Agency, 1924-1936, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, roll 65-66<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=microfilm number 1724283-1724284}}). Reports for some years are missing. | Microfilm copies of [[Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports (BIA), 1907-1938|''...Narrative and Statistical Reports...'']] for the Hopi Agency, 1924-1936, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, roll 65-66<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=microfilm number 1724283-1724284}}). Reports for some years are missing. | ||
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Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1924 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 188 thru 195<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 microfilm numbers {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=576877-576884}}). 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 1924 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 188 thru 195<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 microfilm numbers {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=576877-576884}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site. | ||
==== Records Available through the Family History Library ==== | ==== Records Available through the Family History Library ==== | ||
*Births and Deaths Census 1925-1931 supplemental rolls FHL film 576881 | *Births and Deaths Census 1925-1931 supplemental rolls FHL film 576881 | ||