Minnesota Indian Agency (Minnesota)

The Minnesota Agency is a currently operating agency. Its supervising office in the Bureau of Indian Affairs is the Minneapolis Area Office.

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Chippewa

History
The Minnesota Agency was created in 1954 by the merger of the Consolidated Chippewa Agency and the Red Lake Agency. In 1964, the Red Lake Agency was again made an independent agency.

Agents and Appointment Dates
Alexander Ramsey April 2, 1849 and Willis E. Gorman April 1, 1853

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.

A few administrative records of the Minnesota Agency may be found in the Central Plains Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Kansas City.

Records Available through the Family History Library

 * Agency records, 1893-1955. (Census, Annuity, Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood, School) FHL film: 1266709-1266712, 1294072-1294073