Taholah Indian Agency (Washington)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Quinaielt, Chehalis, Nisqualli, Skokomish, Squaxin Island, Quileute, Makah, Hoh, and Ozette

History
The Taholah Agency was established in 1914, primarily for the Quinaielt Indians. When the Cushman School and Agency closed in 1920, the Chehalis, Nisquallim Skokomish, and Squaxin Island tribes were added to the Taholah Agency. In 1933, when the Neah Bay Agency was abolished, the Makah, Quileute, Hoh, and Ozette Indians were added to the Taholah Agency.

In 1950, the Taholah Agency and the Tulalip Agency were merged to form the Western Washington Agency.

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.

Some records for the Taholah Agency are in the Pacific Alaska Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle, including:


 * Records of births and deaths, 1901-1946
 * School attendance reports, 1923-1927
 * Financial and administrative records, including some from predecessor agencies

Microfilm copies of ...Narrative and Statistical Reports... for the Taholah Agency, 1915-1938, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Rolls 145-148, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, beginning with their. Reports for some years are missing.

Annual Indian Census Rolls were taken at this agency for 1915 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 564 thru 569. Copies of these records are also available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their ). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.

Records Availble through the Family History Library

 * Census 1928-1942 FHL Film: 1025316
 * Miscellaneous Records1883-1943 FHL Film: 1025324
 * School Records1913-1949 FHL Film: 1025322-1025323
 * Vital Records Birth and Death, 1893-1948 FHL Film: 1025317-1025320