U.S. Office of Indian Affairs records, Malheur Agency 1874-1880

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U.S. Office of Indian Affairs records, Malheur Agency 1874-1880

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The federal government created Indian reservations across the country in the 1800s. In Oregon the reservations included Siletz, Grand Ronde, Warm Springs, Umatilla, Klamath, and Malheur. Agriculture, schooling, finances, and other aspects of life on reservations were regulated by Indian agents employed by the federal government. The U.S. Office of Indian Affairs Records, Malheur Agency, consist of correspondence and records from 1874 to 1880 regarding conflicts between the Interior Department and the Army over control of Indian affairs.

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United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Malheur Agency.

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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 ...