Bad River Indian Agency (Wisconsin)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Bad River Band of Chippewa

History
The Bad River Agency, located in Odanah, Wisconsin, existed from at least 1894 to 1926.

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 these offices.

Some of the administrative and financial records of the Bad River Agency are in the Great Lakes Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Chicago. Among these records are:


 * Census rolls, 1897-1933
 * Allotment schedules, 1914-1920
 * School census, 1915-1926
 * School attendance cards, 1923-1926

Some financial accounts for as late as 1958 exist in the Great Lakes Regional Archives for this agency.