Pend d'Oreilles

Indians of Montana Pend d'Oreille Indians

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Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Agency Records
Flathead Agency

Enrollment Records
In 1905, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs assigned Special Agent Thomas Downs to investigate the enrollment of the Indians of the Flathead Reservation. The National Archives has microfilmed the resulting documents as their Microcopy M1350, consisting of 3 rolls of microfilm. These records are available at the National Archives and their Regional Archives, and at other research institutions, including the in Salt Lake City. The records include census rolls for 1903, 1905, and 1908, as well as applications for enrollment and Agent Downs' field notes. It includes members of all tribes then living on the Flathead Reservation, including the Flathead, Kootenai, Pend d'Oreille, Kalispel, and Spokane tribes.

Treaties

 * 1855 October 17,with the Blackfeet
 * 1855 July 16, at Hell Gate, with the Flatheads, Etc.,

Vital Records

 * Flathead Agency, M595

Births and Deaths and some Marriages 1924-1934, FHL|Film: 576469 1927-1937, FHL|Film: 576470 1938-1939, FHL|Film: 576471

Important Web Sites

 * Pend d'Oreilles Tribe Wikipedia