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Blackfeet Agency quarterly report, 1886
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Blackfeet Agency
- Title
- Blackfeet Agency quarterly report
- Dates
- 1886 (inclusive)18861886
- Quantity
- 0.1 linear ft.
- Collection Number
- Mss 703
- Summary
- This collection consists of the 1886 first quarter report prepared by R.A. Allen, Indian Agent for the Blackfeet Agency in Montana Territory. This inventory of materials on hand at the agency records items ranging from needles and calico to rivets and rifles. The use or disbursal of items is noted.
- Repository
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University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
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Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana--Missoula.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Finding aid in the repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
In what would become the state of Montana, the Blackfeet signed a treaty establishing their reservation in 1855. As with many tribes the Blackfeet Reservation did not stabilize with that treaty but but changed with land demands of settlers, stockmen, and miners. In 1886 Congress appointed a new Treaty Commission to negotiate with the Blackfeet and other tribes about reservation land sales. In 1887 Blackfeet elders signed a treaty that gave away most of their land in exchange for funds that the government hoped would lead to tribal members' economic independence and cultural assimilation. A local Indian agent was assigned to implement government policy while protecting the Blackfeet and their complicated interests. In the fourteen-year period between 1886 and 1900 the Blackfeet had seven different agents.
In 1876 the Blackfeet Agency was relocated on Badger Creek to accommodate changing reservation boundaries. The Agency remained in that location until 1892 when a population shift moved the agency twenty miles north of the old Badger Creek location.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The 1886 first quarter report prepared by R.A. Allen, Indian Agent for the Blackfeet Agency in Montana Territory. This inventory of materials on hand at the agency records items ranging from needles and calico to rivets and rifles. The use or disbursal of items is noted.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Blackfeet Agency Quarterly Report, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Indian reservations--Montana
Geographical Names
- Blackfeet Indian Reservation (Mont.)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Allen, R. A.