United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Malheur Agency.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs negotiated treaties with Native Americans throughout the United States, resulting in the creation of reservations around the country. In Oregon the reservations included Siletz, Grand Ronde, Warm Springs, Umatilla, Klamath, and Malheur. Beginning in the 1850s, government officials promoted an agrarian based society on the reservations, regardless of traditional subsistence practices of the people or the quality of the land. Employed by the federal government, Indian agents managed the reservations. Agriculture, schooling, finances, and other aspects of life on reservations were regulated by Indian agents.

From the description of U.S. Office of Indian Affairs records, Malheur Agency, 1874-1880. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 53191723

The Bureau of Indian Affairs negotiated treaties with Native Americans throughout the United States, resulting in the creation of reservations around the country. In Oregon the reservations included Siletz, Grand Ronde, Warm Springs, Umatilla, Klamath, and Malheur. Beginning in the 1850s, government officials promoted an agrarian based society on the reservations, regardless of tradition subsistence practices of the people or the quality of the land. Employed by the federal government, Indian agents managed the reservations. Agriculture, schooling, finances, and other aspects of life on reservations were regulated by Indian agents.

Source: No author. “Oregon History: Uncle Sam’s Handiwork.” Oregon Blue Book. Electronic version: http://bluebook.state.or.us/cultural/history/history17.htm

Jackson, Curtis E. and Marcia J. Galli. A History of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its Activities Among Indians . San Francisco : R & E Research Associates, 1977.

From the guide to the U.S. Office of Indian Affairs records, Malheur Agency, 1874-1880, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)