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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 ...
As the first Native American Interior Secretary, ... assembling a record of the worst abuses in the 367 boarding schools run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, ...
The Bureau of Indian Affairs building takeover refers to a protest by Native Americans at the Department of the Interior headquarters in the United States capital of Washington, D.C., from November 3 to November 9, 1972.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs Police, Office of Justice Services (BIA or BIA-OJS), [1] also known as BIA Police, [2] is the law enforcement arm of the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. The BIA's official mission is to "uphold the constitutional sovereignty of the Federally recognized Tribes and preserve peace within Indian country". [1]
Under the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Interior Department has a far-reaching impact on the lives of the nation's 2.5 million American Indian and Alaska Natives, providing services and resources ...
President-elect Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) to lead the Interior Department, which manages the nation’s public lands and waters. ... And it houses the Bureau of Indian ...
Within the Interior Department, the Bureau of Indian Affairs handles some federal relations with American Indians, while others are handled by the Office of Special Trustee. The current acting assistant secretary for Indian affairs is Bryan Newland, an enrolled member of the Bay Mills Indian Community.
Officers from the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs, responsible for enforcing tribal laws and making arrests on Native American land, on Saturday pursued a vehicle from the ...