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The following [[Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs]] had jurisdiction over the Northern Cheyenne for the time periods indicated. BIA agencies were responsible to keep such records as census rolls, allotment (land) records, annuity rolls, school records, correspondence, and other records of individual Indians under their jurisdiction. For details, see the page for the respective agency. | The following [[Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs]] had jurisdiction over the Northern Cheyenne for the time periods indicated. BIA agencies were responsible to keep such records as census rolls, allotment (land) records, annuity rolls, school records, correspondence, and other records of individual Indians under their jurisdiction. For details, see the page for the respective agency. | ||
*[[Tongue River Indian Agency (Montana)|Tongue River Agency]], | *[[Tongue River Indian Agency (Montana)|Tongue River Agency]], 1868- | ||
*[[Northern Cheyenne Indian Agency (Montana)|Northern Cheyenne Agency]], -present | *[[Northern Cheyenne Indian Agency (Montana)|Northern Cheyenne Agency]], -present | ||
==== Census Records ==== | |||
The Bureau of Indian Affairs compiled annual Indian Census Rolls on many of the reservations from 1885 to 1940. They list the names of individuals, their age, and other details about each person enumerated. For more information about these records, [[American Indian Census Rolls|click here]]. | |||
The following table lists the census rolls for the Northern Cheyenne Indians: | |||
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! scope="col" | Agency | |||
! scope="col" | Location of Original Records | |||
! scope="col" | | |||
Post-1885 Census | |||
M595 RG 75 -- 692 Rolls | |||
Roll Numbers | |||
! scope="col" | | |||
FHL | |||
Film Numbers | |||
|- | |||
| Tongue River, 1888-1939 | |||
| Washington, DC | |||
| 574-579 | |||
| - | |||
|}<br> | |||
==== Tribal Office Records ==== | |||
The Tribal Office is responsible for enrollment records, vital records, tribal police records, tribal court records, employment records and many others. They are an entirely different set of records from those kept by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Most of them remain in the Tribal Office. For details, contact that office at the address for the Tribal Headquarters listed above. | |||
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