Palm Springs Indian Subagency (California)

The Palm Springs Field Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs is a currently operating jurisdiction. Its supervising office is the Sacramento Area Office.

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Cahuilla, Agua Caliente Band

History
The Palm Springs Subagency operated under the Mission Agency from at least 1936 to 1964.

The Palm Springs Field Office now administers the reservation for the Aqua Caliente Band of Mission Indians.

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.

Some records of the Palm Springs Subagency, 1936-1964, are in the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Laguna Niguel, California. They are included in the records of the Mission Agency.