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Navigating Record Group 75: BIA Schools

BIA Schools

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"Very early class of young boys with flags at the Albuquerque Indian School," ca. 1895

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)
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Young school girls attending sewing class at Albuquerque Indian School., ca. 1910

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)

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