Ponca Indian Agency (Nebraska)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Ponca

History
The Ponca Agency was established in 1859. The Ponca Indians and the agency which sereved them was moved to Indian Territory in 1877. In 1878, some of the Poncas returned to Nebraska and were attached to the Santee Sioux Agency. In 1933, the Ponca Indians were placed under the jurisdiction of the Winnebago Agency.

Records
Many of the records of the Ponca Agency and its successors are part of the records of the Winnebago Agency. Those records are in the Central Plains Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Kansas City. They include census rolls, family records, birth and death certificates, marriages registers, annuity payrolls, allotment records, and other administrative records.