Southeast Indian Agency (Alaska)

Guide to  ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Haida, Tlingit Indians of Alaska

History
The Southeast Agency is the forerunner of the Fairbanks Agency.

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

A few records of the Southeast Agency, consisting mostly of employment assistance case files, 1960-1968, are in the Pacific Alaska Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Anchorage.

See also the records of the Juneau Area Office, which includes:


 * Tlingit-Haida tribal enrollments, including births, marriages, and deaths, 1890s to 1976
 * Village census rolls, 1913, 1934-1966
 * School records from several schools
 * Land allotment registers, 1928-1929
 * And other administrative and financial records, 1912-1974