TABLE OF CONTENTS
Series 1. Legislative Task Force on Indian Affairs 1981-1994
Series 2. Native American Heritage Advisory Council 1982-1995
Series 3. Indian Affairs Coordinator, Office of Indian Affairs (DEP) 1956-1991
Series 4. Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe 1836-1995
Series 5. Pequot Tribes 1931-1978
RG 079:018, Office of Indian Affairs
Inventory of Records
Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
Copyright © 2008 by the Connecticut State Library
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Connecticut State Library |
| Creator: | Connecticut. Office of Indian Affairs |
| Title: | Office of Indian Affairs' records |
| Dates: | 1836-1995 |
| Dates: | bulk 1976-1995 |
| Quantity: | 10.5 cubic feet |
| Abstract: | The Office of Indian Affairs works with the Connecticut Indian Affairs Council (CIAC) and coordinates activities relating to the state's American Indian population and state Indian reservations. The CIAC's responsibility is to advise the Dept. of Environmental Protection Commissioner on matters relating to Connecticut's five tribes. |
| Identification: | RG079_018 |
| Accession: | Multiple |
| Language: | The records are in English. |
Historical Note
The Office of Indian Affairs works with the Connecticut Indian Affairs Council (CIAC) and coordinates activities relating to the state's American Indian population and state Indian reservations. The CIAC's responsibility is to advise the Dept. of Environmental Protection Commissioner on matters relating to Connecticut's five tribes.1
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Scope and Content
Includes Legislative Task Force on Indian Affairs, 1988-1994; Native American Heritage Advisory Council, 1982-1995; Indian Affairs Coordinator, Office of Indian Affairs (DEP), 1956-1991; Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe, 1836-1995; Pequot Tribes, 1931-1978; Series 6. Miscellaneous Documents, 1925-1977.
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Arrangement
Series 1. Legislative Task Force on Indian Affairs, 1988-1994, Accession: 1996-015 and 1996-026.
Series 2. Native American Heritage Advisory Council, 1982-1995, Accession: 1996-015
Series 3. Indian Affairs Coordinator, Office of Indian Affairs (DEP), 1956-1991, Accession: 1996-015
Series 4. Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe, 1836-1995, Accession: 1996-015
Series 5. Pequot Tribes, 1931-1978, Accession: 1996-015
Series 6. Miscellaneous Documents, 1925-1977, Accession: 1996-015
Addenda
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
See the Rules and Procedures for Researchers Using Archival Records and Secured Collections policy.
Restrictions on Use
See the Reproduction and Publications of State Library Collections policy.
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Index Terms
Organizations:
Subjects:
Document Types:
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Container List
| Series 1. Legislative Task Force on Indian Affairs, 1981-1994 | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| Accession: 1996-015 | |||||||||||
| Records, 1988-1994 | |||||||||||
| Meeting minutes, agendas, background material | 1 | ||||||||||
| Correspondence: Eastern Pequot, Golden Hill Paugussett, Mohegan, Schaghticoke Tribes and miscellaneous | |||||||||||
| Subject Files | |||||||||||
| Connecticut Indian Affairs Council (CIAC) | |||||||||||
| Formation of Task Force, Objectives and Membership | |||||||||||
| Indian Customs, Religion and Artifacts | |||||||||||
| Land Issues | |||||||||||
| Legal Matters (laws and legislation) | 2 | ||||||||||
| Meskill to O'Neill (Essay on Indian Policy) | |||||||||||
| Reports, recommendations and summaries | |||||||||||
| Sovereignty / jurisdiction | |||||||||||
| Accession: 1996-026 | |||||||||||
| Records, 1981-1990, 1 envelope | Item 1 | ||||||||||
| Includes correspondence, meeting notices, attendance sheets, minutes, reports, legislative material, and background material. | |||||||||||
| Series 2. Native American Heritage Advisory Council, 1982-1995, Accession: 1996-015 | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| Meeting minutes, agendas, notices | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1989 November - 1990 June | |||||||||||
| 1990 June - December | |||||||||||
| 1991 January - June | |||||||||||
| 1991 July - December | |||||||||||
| 1992 January - December | |||||||||||
| 1993 January - 1994 December | |||||||||||
| Background material from Edward Sarabia | |||||||||||
| Administrative Matters | |||||||||||
| Freedom of Information Act (Jerry Walden) | |||||||||||
| General | |||||||||||
| Membership | |||||||||||
| Land suits, law enforcement, federal recognition | 4 | ||||||||||
| Legal matters | |||||||||||
| Comments on proposed acts/regulations | |||||||||||
| Legislative acts | |||||||||||
| Legislative Task Force on Indian Affairs | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous | |||||||||||
| Museums Archaeological Collections | |||||||||||
| Newspaper Articles | |||||||||||
| Other State Agencies | |||||||||||
| Series 3. Indian Affairs Coordinator, Office of Indian Affairs (DEP), 1956-1991, Accession: 1996-015 | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| Florence Barrell, Estate Administrator | 5 | ||||||||||
| Outgoing correspondence, 1956-1966 | |||||||||||
| Edward Sarabia and other staff | |||||||||||
| Incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1980-1991 | |||||||||||
| 1980-1983 | |||||||||||
| 1984 February - December | |||||||||||
| 1985 January - August | |||||||||||
| 1985 September - 1987 February | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1987 March - 1988 June | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1988 July - 1989 June | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1989 July - December | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1990 January - December, 1991 May | 10 | ||||||||||
| Series 4. Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe, 1836-1995, Accession: 1996-015 | |||||||||||
| Reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, maps, legislation, and genealogical data. Some materials are not dated. | |||||||||||
| Some of these documents are photocopies. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 1836-1981, undated | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1982-1993 September | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1994-1995 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Includes genealogies. | |||||||||||
| Series 5. Pequot Tribes, 1931-1978, Accession: 1996-015 | |||||||||||
| Correspondence and genealogical data. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| Eastern Pequot Tribe | |||||||||||
| A - C | 14 | ||||||||||
| E - Seb | 15 | ||||||||||
| Seb - Spe | 16 | ||||||||||
| Spe - W | 17 | ||||||||||
| Western Pequot Tribe | |||||||||||
| B - W | |||||||||||
| Series 6. Miscellaneous Documents, 1925-1977, Accession: 1996-015 | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| Indian history | |||||||||||
| Connecticut State Parks and Forest Commission | 18 | ||||||||||
| Meeting minutes, 1925-1939 | |||||||||||
| Excerpts from annual reports, 1930-1942 | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1926-1941, undated | |||||||||||
| Map of land and R.J. Huard, Killingly, 1977 October | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1931-1957 | |||||||||||
| Notebook of J.R. Williams | |||||||||||
| Transcript of legislative hearing regarding H.B. 347, 1939 February 28 | |||||||||||
| Welfare Department | |||||||||||
| Correspondence and papers, 1945-1973 | |||||||||||
| Tribal funds | |||||||||||
| Annual reports, 1941-1973 | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1941-1977 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Appropriations and Expenditures | |||||||||||
| Appropriation summaries, 1941-1967 | |||||||||||
| Appropriation summaries - Tribal funds for Schaghticoke, Western and Eastern Pequot Tribes | |||||||||||
| Expenditure summaries for Western and Eastern Pequot, Schaghticoke, Golden Hill Tribes | |||||||||||
| Tribal funds miscellaneous | |||||||||||
| Addenda | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| Accession: 2007-026 | |||||||||||
| Records, 1956-1994 | 1 | ||||||||||
| These records are photocopies of material listed in Series 1, entire; Series 2, Meeting minutes and administrative matters; Series 3, Florence Barrell correspondence. They were copied by the Historical Research Department of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center as part of their Native American Records Preservation Project. | |||||||||||
| Accession: 2008-019 | |||||||||||
| "American Indian Census - Connecticut , Simmary Tables", undated | Shared box | ||||||||||
| "American Indians in Connecticut, A Report of a Statewide Census", 1977 | |||||||||||