Tama Indian Agency (Iowa)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Sac and Fox

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

Some records of the Tama Agency are in the Great Lakes Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Chicago, including:


 * Record of employees, 1895-1923
 * Estate files, 1912-1940
 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
 * Individual Indian files, 1917-1947
 * Tribal school children index, 1932-1935
 * Other administrative and fiscal records