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Cimarron Indian Agency (New Mexico) (view source)
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== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency == | == Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency == | ||
Jicarilla Apache, Moache Ute | [[Jicarilla_Apache_Nation,_New_Mexico|Jicarilla Apache]], Moache Ute | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The Cimarron Agency was established in 1862 with responsibility for the Moache Ute and the Jicarilla Apache in northwestern New Mexico. Its forerunner was the [[Abiquiu Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Abiquiu Agency]] and the Utah Agency. The Cimarron Agency was consolidated with the [[Pueblo Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Pueblo Agency]] in 1876 and the agency was discontinued, but a farmer in charge was assigned to the Abiquiu Agency, and the Jicarilla Apaches assigned to that agency, which was renamed the to the [[Jicarilla Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Jicarilla Agency]] in 1881. The supervision of the Jicarilla Agency was transferred to the [[Mescalero Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Mescalero Agency]] in southern New Mexico in 1882<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 112.</ref><ref>Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981, pp. 147-148.</ref>. | The Cimarron Agency was established in 1862 with responsibility for the Moache Ute and the Jicarilla Apache in northwestern New Mexico. Its forerunner was the [[Abiquiu Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Abiquiu Agency]] and the [[Utah_Indian_Agency|Utah Agency]]. The Cimarron Agency was consolidated with the [[Pueblo Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Pueblo Agency]] in 1876 and the agency was discontinued, but a farmer in charge was assigned to the Abiquiu Agency, and the Jicarilla Apaches assigned to that agency, which was renamed the to the [[Jicarilla Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Jicarilla Agency]] in 1881. The supervision of the Jicarilla Agency was transferred to the [[Mescalero Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Mescalero Agency]] in southern New Mexico in 1882<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 112.</ref><ref>Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981, pp. 147-148.</ref>. | ||
== Records == | == Records == | ||