Paiute Indian Agency (Utah)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Paiute, Goshute, and Ute

History
The Paiute Agency was created in 1925 and assumed jurisdiction over all of the bands of Paiutes in Utah. It was known as the Kaibab Agency before 1 July 1927. The Paiute Agency was discontinued 30 June 1939, with its duties distributed among Carson, Western Shoshoni, and Uintah and Ouray Agencies.

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

Microfilm copies of...Narrative and Statistical Reports... for the Paiute Agency, 1927-1937, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Rolls 97-99, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City (their ).

Annual Indian Census Rolls were taken at this agency for 1925-1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 330 thru 334. Copies of these records are also available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the FamilySearch Library and its family history centers (their ). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.

Vital records with census FS Library films 579740-579744