Indian agent
an official representing the U.S. government in dealing with an Indian tribe or tribes.
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How to use Indian agent in a sentence
Colonel Carson sends them away with what he can spare and has written to the Indian agent for rations for the nearby tribes.
Old Fort Garland | James T. ForrestIndians not happy with rations issued by Indian agent at Conejos.
Old Fort Garland | James T. ForrestAnd now into the varied kaleidoscope of my army life stepped the Indian agent.
Vanished Arizona | Martha SummerhayesBut it was the police officer who controlled the situation, and the headstrong, intolerant Indian agent who was obeying.
The Heart of Unaga | Ridgwell CullumMany others spoke, particularly requesting the Indian agent to do what he could to quiet the rage of the French traders.
The Story of My Life | Egerton Ryerson
British Dictionary definitions for Indian agent
an official who represents the US or Canadian government to a group of North American Indians
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