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Online Resources
Native American Online Genealogy Records
 * Native American Obituaries. Index.
 * at FamilySearch; Index — How to Use this Collection

Tribes Recognized by the Federal Government
Federally Recognized Tribes

Southern Ute Indian Tribe Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation

Tribes Formally in Colorado

 * Apache
 * Arapahoe
 * Bannock
 * Cheyenne
 * Comanche
 * Jicarilla
 * Kiowa
 * Kiowa-Apache
 * Navajo
 * Pueblo
 * Shoshone
 * Uncompahgre Band of Utes
 * White River Band of Utes

Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Colorado
NOTE: The wiki links still work, but the pages are very old and need updates

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 were created by these offices.

The following list of agencies that have operated or now exist in Colorado has been compiled from Hill's Office of Indian Affairs..., Hill's Guide to Records in the National Archives Relating to American Indians , and others.


 * Conejos Agency
 * Consolidated Ute Agency
 * Denver Special Agency 1871-1875
 * Fort Lewis Agency
 * Los Pinos Agency
 * Middle Park Agency
 * Navajo Springs Agency
 * Southern Ute Agency, P.O. Box 315, Ignacio, CO 81137
 * Uintah and Ouray Agency -- located in eastern Utah; agency which serves the Uintah and Uncompahgre Utes, formerly of the Middle Park and White River Agencies.
 * Upper Arkansas Agency
 * Upper Platte Agency
 * Ute Mountain Agency, General Delivery, Towoac, CO 81334
 * White River Agency

Colorado Indian Schools
(OPTIONAL HEADING) The Office of Indian Affairs (now the Bureau of Indian Affairs) established a network of schools throughout the United States, beginning with Carlisle Indian School, established in 1879. Some of these schools were day schools, usually focusing on Indian children of a single tribe or reservation. Some were boarding schools which served Indian children from a number of tribes and reservations.

In addition, other groups such as various church denominations established schools specifically focusing on American Indian children. (read more...)

The following list of Indian Schools in Colorado has been compiled from Hill's Office of Indian Affairs..., Hill's Guide to Records in the National Archives Relating to American Indians , and others.


 * Fort Lewis School 1892-1916 under the Southern Ute Agency (National Archives at Denver)
 * Grand Junction School
 * Ignacio Boarding School 1937-1979 (National Archives at Denver)
 * Navajo Springs School
 * Ute Mountain School

Colorado Map of Indian Lands
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Colorado Native Americans Historical Background
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