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The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), [2] is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior.It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to Native Americans and Alaska Natives, and administering and managing over 55,700,000 acres (225,000 km 2) of reservations held in trust by the U.S. federal government for ...
In January 2015, the United States' Federal Register issued an official list of 566 tribes that are Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. [5] The number of tribes increased to 567 in July 2015 with the federal recognition of the Pamunkey tribe in Virginia. [6]
In July 2018 the United States' Federal Register issued an official list of 573 tribes that are Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. [1] The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana became the 574th tribe to gain federal recognition on December 20, 2019.
A Bureau of Indian Affairs map of Indian reservations belonging to federally recognized tribes in the continental United States. Legal/Statistical Area Description [2]
English: Indian Land Areas Judicially Established 1978 and American Indian Reservations This map was created by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of Trust Services (OTS) Division of Water and Power (DWP) and is currently retained and disseminated by the BIA Branch of Geospatial Support (BOGS) function, Lakewood, CO. Plot Date: July 2015
Twelve regional area offices each coordinate infrastructure and programs in a section of the United States. [9] A 2010 report by Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Chairman Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., found that the Aberdeen Area of the IHS is in a "chronic state of crisis". [10] "Serious management problems and a lack of oversight of this region ...
The Justice Department on Thursday announced the first update in three decades to the guidelines that govern relations with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The new agreement will establish ...
In order to become a federally recognized, tribes must meet certain requirements. The Bureau of Indian affairs defines a federally recognized tribe as an American Indian or Alaska Native tribal entity that is recognized having a government-to-government relationship with the United States, with the responsibilities, powers, limitations, and obligations attached to that designation, and is ...