Window Rock Area Office (Arizona)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Navajo

History
The Window Rock Area Office was established in 1949.

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 for the Window Rock Area Office and its predecessors, 1915-1954, are in the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Laguna Niguel, California. Included among these records are some birth and death certificates and census rolls, in addition to the administrative and financial records of the office.

Other records for The Window Rock Area Office, 1952-1961, are in the National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver).