Menominee Indian Agency (Wisconsin)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Menominee

History
The Menominee Agency was established in 1943 when the Menominee Indian Mills and the Keshena Agency were merged. It operated until 1961, when the Bureau of Indian Affairs terminated its relationship with the Menominee Indians

The Menoninee signed seven treaties in 1817, 1827, 1831 1836, 1848, 1854 and 1856 with the United States and in 1821 1822, and 1831 with New York tribes. New York tribes included; Oneida, Stockbridge, and Brothertown who removed from New York. .

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

For a description of the various records, their content, and their availability, link to the pages for each type of record. Each individual agency also has a page describing its history and the location of their records. An alphabetical list of the agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs can be found below. They are also linked under the topic "American Indians" for each state. Pages for individual sub-agencies are listed alphabetically under the category of "American Indian Subagencies" and are linked under the topic of "American Indians" for each state where they existed.

Some administrative and fiscal records for the Menominee Agency and its predecessors are in the Great Lakes Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Chicago.