Navigating Record Group 75: BIA Schools
BIA Schools
Children from Indian Nations across the country attended schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Students were often sent to schools by the Indian Agency that had jurisdiction over their tribe. Records about schools and the students who attended them may be found with the originating agency as well as in the materials created by the school. This listing contains information about schools operated by the BIA. Churches, local communities and even the tribes themselves also operated schools, which are not listed here. Please contact the corresponding ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ facility for more information about the records related to your research.
Alaska
1941–1983 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Seattle) |
1956–1975 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Seattle) |
Arizona
1968–1989 | Cottonwood Day School under the (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Riverside) |
1895–1922 | under the Navajo Agency (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Riverside) |
1891–1990 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Riverside) |
1927–1939 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Riverside) |
California
1898–1930 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at San Francisco) |
1913–1928 | Fort Yuma Indian Boarding School under the (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Riverside) |
1897–1922 | Greenville Indian Industrial Boarding School under the (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at San Francisco) |
1893–1931 | Hoopa Valley Boarding School under the (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at San Francisco) |
1898–1980 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Riverside) |
Colorado
1892–1916 | Fort Lewis Indian Boarding School under the (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver) |
1937–1979 | Ignacio Boarding School under the (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver) |
Kansas
1884–1980 | ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Kansas City) |
Michigan
1892–1946 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Chicago) |
Minnesota
1894–1959 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Kansas City) |
1905–1919 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Kansas City) |
1901–1918 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Chicago) |
Montana
1891–1910 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver) |
Nevada
1913–1920 | Lovelocks School under the (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at San Francisco) |
1890–1980 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at San Francisco) |
1882–1917 | Western Shoshone Boarding School under the (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at San Francisco) |
New Mexico
1886–1964 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver) |
1926–1949 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver) |
1935–1959 | McCarty Indian Day School under the (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver) |
1944–1957 | Mesita Indian Day School under the (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver) |
1950–1958 | Nenahnezad Boarding School under the Northern Navajo Agency (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver) |
1924–1958 | Paguate Indian Day School under the Albuquerque Area Office (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver) |
1911–1914 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver) |
1911–1912 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver) |
1954–1966 | San Juan Boarding School (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver) |
1890–1951 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver) |
1944–1952 | under the Northern Navajo Agency (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver) |
1971–1981 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver) |
1941–1952 | under the Navajo Agency (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver) |
1906–1911 | Zuni Boarding School (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver) |
North Dakota
1914–1938 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Kansas City) |
1910–1935 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Kansas City) |
1909–1967 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Kansas City) |
Oklahoma
1893–1897 | Absentee Shawnee Boarding School (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1916–1932 | (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1929–1951 | under the Five Civilized Tribes Agency (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1914–1929 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1903–1927 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1871–1935 | Chilocco Indian School (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1887–1981 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1884–1980 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1935–1948 | Dwight Mission (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1910–1920 | El Meta Bond College (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1892–1910 | Euchee Boarding School (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1912–1947 | Euchee Boarding School (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1892–1907 | Eufaula High School (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1925–1978 | Eufaula High School (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1937–1980 | Fort Sill Indian School (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1901–1932 | Genoa Indian School (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1892–1981 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1922–1952 | Jones Male Academy (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1902–1929 | Mekusukey Academy (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1928–1931 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1874–1890 | Miami Day School under the Quapaw Agency (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1875–1901 | Modoc Day School under the Quapaw Agency (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1874–1922 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1892–1958 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1901–1903 | Pawnee Boarding and Training School (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1890–1902 | Pawnee Industrial School (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1872–1896 | Peoria Day School under the Quapaw Agency (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1872–1899 | under the Quapaw Agency (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1897–1933 | Red Moon School (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1916–1917 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1925–1984 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1895–1938 | Seger Industrial School (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1916–1927 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1916–1971 | Seneca Boarding School under the Quapaw Agency (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1911–1985 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1860–1932 | Shawnee Boarding School (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1923–1961 | Shawnee Boarding School (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1877–1901 | Student of the States (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1896–1898 | Sulphur Springs School (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1886–1899 | Tuskahoma Institute under the Five Civilized Tribes Agency () |
1923–1926 | Tuskahoma Female Academy under the Five Civilized Tribes Agency (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1886–1900 | Wheelock Academy (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1911–1953 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Fort Worth) |
1886–1901 | White’s Institute (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
1896–1905 | Yellow Spring School (Oklahoma Historical Society) |
Oregon
1890–1975 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Seattle) |
1880–1891 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Seattle) |
1891–1939 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Seattle) |
Pennsylvania
1879–1918 | (Also known as Carlisle Indian Industrial School) (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ in Washington DC) |
South Dakota
1897–1909 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Kansas City) |
1894–1954 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Kansas City) |
1901–1920 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Kansas City) |
1898–1934 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Kansas City) |
1898–1934 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Kansas City) |
1901–1920 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Kansas City) |
Utah
1953–1974 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver) |
Washington
1910–1920 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Seattle) |
Wisconsin
1901–1934 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Chicago) |
1896–1927 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Chicago) |
1985–1943 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Chicago) |
1895–1932 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Chicago) |
1889–1923 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Chicago) |
1895–1917 | (ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Chicago) |