Uintah Valley Indian Agency (Utah)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Ute,

History
The Uintah Valley Indian Agency was established in 1865 with the move of the Ute Indians to northeastern Utah. It was a continuation of the Spanish Fork Agency. By 1882, two agencies existed in the Uintah Valley -- the Ouray Agency and the Uintah Agency. These two agencies existed for a very short time and by 1886 were combined into the Uintah and Ouray Agency at Fort Duchesne, Utah.

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

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 Fort Hall Agency, 1882-1883, are on roll 54 of that Microcopy set. Copies are available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their ).