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1n.
the government agency responsible for the well-being of Indians in a given area, especially those on a reserve; also, the area of jurisdiction of this agency.
See: Indian agency(def. 1)
Quotations
1958
This agency in Yellowknife is covering an area of many thousands of square miles.
1964
He was a member of the Sakimay Band in the Crooked Lakes Agency and was regarded as a shrewd, wise man, by the rest of the Band
2n.
the actual compound, buildings, etc. where the Indian superintendent, or Indian agent, makes his headquarters.
Quotations
1881
While we were waiting near the Agency for another horse which an Indian had promised to bring in, a minor chief, "Many Spotted Horses," appeared and commenced a violent speech, calling upon the Indians not to give up the horses.
1954
... they would file into the Agency office with their hats in their hands and sit down to a white man's business meeting.