Malheur Indian Agency (Oregon)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Shoshoni (Snake), Bannock, and Paiute

History
The Malheur Agency in eastern Oregon was established in 1873. It was abolished in 1882 after most of the Indians for which they were responsible were removed to the Yakima Agency in Washington.

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 for the Malheur Agency are in the Pacific-Alaska Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle.