Concho Indian Agency (Oklahoma)

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The Concho Agency is a currently operating agency. Its supervising office in the Bureau of Indian Affairs is the Anadarko Area Office.

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency

Southern Cheyenne, Arapaho of Oklahoma

History

The Concho Agency is the name given to the former Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency in 1963[1].

Records

Many of the historical records for this agency, prior to 1963, are to be found in the National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth), and in the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City, under the name Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency.

Records Available Through the Family History Library

Annuity Rolls 1892-1921. FHL films: 1026687-1026691 and 1026693-1026695

Census, and School Records. FHL films: 1205782-1205784 and 1205786-1025787, and 1026692, 1248772, 1028498

Land and Property (Allotment) 1891-1915.  FHL films: 1026683-1026686, and 1026691. 1026695, 1028498

References

  1. 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, p9. 154-155.
  • American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998.
  • 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.
  • Hill, Edward E. The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974.
  • Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880. National Archives Microcopy T1105.
  • Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. Available online