3 National Archives Locations Are Set to Close. Tribal Docs’ Fate Is Unclear.

by Amelia Schafer | Sep 18, 2026 | Bureau of Indian Affairs, Chicago, Documents, Indigenous Peoples, National Archives, Native American, News, San Francisco, Seattle

Milwaukee, Wisconsin – The Chicago National Archives holds hundreds of thousands of Bureau of Indian Affairs records spanning nearly two centuries, but the site is set to close by the end of September. There is no clear answer about where the documents are going or when they’ll next be accessible. Once the site closes, it could take roughly two years for the documents to be made…
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