Records of each of the responsibilities of the BIA were created and maintained at the agency office level on each reservation. Many of those records, including annuity records , census records , land allotment records , heirship records, school and health records, are still housed there. Some of the agency records have been transferred to the National Archives in Washington D. In addition to the agency level, the Bureau of Indian Affairs also has created and maintained area offices , each of which oversees the administration of several agencies.
Records created in the area offices usually do not contain much information about individual Indians. For a time in the s, the Office of Indian Affairs also included a level of administration known as Superintendencies. Records kept by these offices often were limited to correspondence, leases and other legal agreements, and many other administrative records.
Most of these have little information about individual Native Americans, although they are interesting sources of the history of relationships between the federal government and the tribes. The office of Commissioner of Indian Affairs was established in Many reports, records, and correspondence were forwarded from the lower offices of Indian Affairs to the Commissioner's Office. Other records were created and maintained on the federal level. Many of those records have been transferred to the National Archives.
Memories Overview Gallery People Find. Sign in Create Account. Family Tree. From FamilySearch Wiki. Marie Chippewa served from Gerard, Blackfeet ; Thomas W. Fredericks, Mandan-Hidatsa ; Kenneth L. Smith, Wasco ; Ross O.
Swimmer, Cherokee Nation ; Dr. Eddie F. Washburn, Chickasaw Nation The past thirty years have also seen the largest increase in the number of American Indian and Alaska Native people working for the BIA. Currently, most of its employees are American Indian or Alaska Native, representing a number larger than at any time in its history.
In keeping with the authorities and responsibilities granted under the Snyder Act of and other Federal laws, regulations, and treaties, BIA employees across the country work with tribal governments in the administration of law enforcement and justice; agricultural and economic development; tribal governance; and natural resources management programs in order to enhance the quality of life in tribal communities.
The BIA carries out its core mission to serve Federally recognized tribes through four offices. The Office of Indian Services operates the BIA's general assistance, disaster relief, Indian child welfare, tribal government, Indian Self-Determination, and reservation roads programs.
The Office of Justice Services directly operates or funds law enforcement, tribal courts, and detention facilities on Federal Indian lands. The Office of Trust Services works with tribes and individual American Indians and Alaska Natives in the management of their trust lands, assets, and resources.
Finally, the Office of Field Operations oversees 12 regional offices and 83 agencies which carry out the mission of the Bureau at the tribal level. This is a full-time position based out of our Paonia office. This position is responsible for organizing all of Solar Energy International's renewable energy trainings Remodeled home with the opportunity to work off part of rent.
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