Concho Indian Agency (Oklahoma)

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.

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.

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