Southeastern District Indian Agency (Oregon)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Indians of Oregon

History
The Southeastern District Agency in Oregon was established in 1854 at The Dalles. At the time of its creation, it was responsible for all of the Indians south of the 44th parallel and east of the Cascade Mountains. In 1856, the agent was transferred to Port Orford Agency and was not replaced.

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.

Any surviving records for this agency would be among the correspondence of the Oregon Superintendency or the records of later agencies in Oregon.