Truxton Canyon Indian Agency (Arizona)

Introduction
The Truxton Cañon Agency is a currently operating agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Its supervising office is the Phoenix Area Office.
 * Address: Valentine, AZ 86437

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Walapai (Hualapai)

History
The Truxton Canyon Boarding School was established on the Walapai Reservation in 1901 and assigned agency duties for the Walapai and Havasupai Indians. In 1904, a separate Havasupai Agency was established.

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

Some administrative records of the Truxton Canyon Agency are in thePacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Laguna Niguel, California.

Microfilm copies of ...Narrative and Statistical Reports... for the Truxton Canon Agency, 1907-1937, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Rolls 151-152, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, beginning with their.

Annual Indian Census Rolls were taken at this agency for 1901-1907, 1910-1926, and from 1928 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 580 and 581. Copies of these records are also available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the FamilySearch Library and its FamilySearch centers (their ). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.

Records Available through the FamilySearch Library
Vital Records from Indian Census Rolls - above


 * Birth and Death records 1923-1939 FS Library film 583040