Pierre Indian Agency (South Dakota)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Lower Yanktonai, Lower Brule, Miniconjou, and Two Kettles bands on the Crow Creek reservation, and the Lower Brule and Lower Yanktonai bands on the Lower Brule reservation

History
The Pierre Agency was established in 1954 at the merger of the Crow Creek Agency and the Pierre Indian School. The agency was suspended in 1972.

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 records of the Pierre Agency are in the Central Plains Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Kansas City, including:


 * School census cards, 1928-1960
 * Court records, 1944-1966
 * Student case files, 1944-1964

Records Available through the Family History Library

 * Agency Records, 1960-1970 contains; estate, heirship, enrollment, and citizenship FHL Film: 1204881