Red Moon Indian Agency (Oklahoma)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Cheyenne and Arapaho

History
The Red Moon Agency was established in 1908 from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency. It was an Indian school which was given agent responsibilities for a short time. In 1917, the Red Moon Agency was merged back into the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, which today is the Concho Agency.

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

Annual Indian Census Rolls were taken at this agency for 1909-1912 and 1914 thru 1916. These rolls have been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of their Microcopy Number M595, roll 425. Copies of these records are also available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the FamilySearch Library and its family history centers (their ). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.

See also records of: Red Moon School, Cheyenne and Arapho Agency and Concho Agency