Sac and Fox Indian Agency (Iowa)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi, the Meskwaki Nation, Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa

History
The Sac and Fox Agency was established in 1866 for the Sauk and Fox Indians living in Tama County, Iowa. The Sac and Fox Sanatorium was established in 1913 and agency duties were assigned to it. The Sac and Fox Boarding School also operated from 1874 to 1911 and there were also a number of day schools.

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

Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs from the Sac and Fox Agency, 1824-1880, have been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of their Microcopy Number M234, rolls 728-744. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the FamilySearch Library and its family history centers (their ).

The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Sac and Fox Agency, as well as many pages of Indian Population Schedules for the native population of the Reservation. They are recorded as District 149, Sac and Fox Indian Reservation, in Tama County, Iowa.

Reports of Inspection of the Field Jurisdictions of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1873-1900 have been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of Microcopy Number M1070. The reports for Sac and Fox Agency, 1873-1900 are on roll 45 of that Microcopy set. Copies are available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the FamilySearch Library and its family history centers (their ).

Annual Indian Census Rolls were taken at this agency for 1888 thru 1932. These rolls have been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 450-452. 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.

Records Available through the FamilySearch Library
Census Supplement - Vital Records (part of Annual Indian Census Rolls


 * Birth and Death Records 1924-1932 FS Library film 581446