Western Washington Indian Agency (Washington)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Chehalis, Clallam, Dwamish, Etakmur, Hoh, Lummi, Makah, Mickleshoot, Nisqually, Nooksak, Puyallup, Quileute, Quinault, Shoalwater, Skokomish, Snohomish, Squaxon Island, Stillaguamish, Suquamish, Swinomish, Swiwamish

History
The Western Washington Indian Agency was established in 1950 by the merger of the Taholah Agency and the Tulalip Agency. It now operates as the Puget Sound 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.

Many of the historical records of this agency are housed in the Pacific Alaska Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle, including enrollment applications for the Quileute, Squaxin Island, Hoh, and Skokomish tribes, 1966-1975.