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=== History  ===

The Minnesota Agency was created in 1954 by the merger of the [[Consolidated Chippewa Indian Agency (Minnesota)|Consolidated Chippewa Agency]] and the [[Red Lake Indian Agency (Minnesota)|Red Lake Agency]]. In 1964, the Red Lake Agency was again made an independent agency<ref>Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981, p. 168.</ref>. 

==== Agents and Appointment Dates  ====

[http://www.usdakotawar.org/history/alexander-ramsey Alexander Ramsey] April 2, 1849 and [https://books.google.com/books?id=BnBHAQAAIAAJ&pg=PR33&lpg=PR33&dq=indian+agent+Willis+E+Gorman&source=bl&ots=jHNn4pbgHp&sig=6Q0pNzA7Wy280jSj5BdaHRmOas0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7LoZVfCIKcn2oASYmYH4Cg&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=indian%20agent%20Willis%20E%20Gorman&f=false Willis E. Gorman] April 1, 1853 <ref>The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. By Edward E. Hill. Clearwater Publishing  Co., New York,  NY ©1974. FHL Book 970.1 H551o </ref>