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 === Records  ===
-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'''.
 Records of the Arizona Superintendent of Indian Affairs, 1863-1873,(M734) are at the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] and have been microfilmed as their Microcopy Number M734. Copies are also available at the [http://www.archives.gov/pacific/riverside/index.html Regional Archives at Laguna Niguel] and [http://www.archives.gov/rocky-mountain/index.html Denver], and at the University of Arizona, and Family History Library and it's centers {{FHL|Film:1694796}} first film of six