Conejos Indian Agency (Colorado)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Tabaquache or Uncompahgre Ute

History
The Conejos Agency was established in 1860 for the Tabaquache Ute Indians living north of the Utah Agency area in New Mexico. In 1869, the agency moved from Conejos to a site on Los Pinos Creek on the Ute Reservation in southern Colorado, and the name was changed to the Los Pinos Agency.

The agency was under the jurisdiction of the Colorado Superintendency 1861-1880

Agent and Appointment Date
Lafayette Head June 27, 1860, Lt. Calvin T. Speer June 26, 1869,Capt. William H. Herrill July 23, 1869, Jebez Nelson Trask February 8, 1871, Charles Adams May 28, 1872, Henry F. Bond May 20, 1874, Willard D. Wheeler September 4, 1876, Joseph B. Abbott December 3, 1877, Leverett M. Kelley September 26, 1878, Wilson M. Stanley April 28, 1879, George Sherman (acting) January 1, 1880, and William H. Berry April 22, 1880.

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.