Department Of The Interior Indian Affairs

Department of the interior indian affairs.

Department of the interior indian affairs. Department of the interior upholds its trust responsibilities to foster the government to government relationship between the federal government and the federally recognized american indian and alaska native tribes. Read more about tribal interior budget council tibc meeting day 2 may 4. Department of the interior.

Bureau of indian affairs. The interior department formally adopted the name bureau of indian affairs for the agency on september 17 1947. Reid appointed assistant commissioner of indian affairs.

Bureau of indian education schools open september 16 for the 2020 2021 school year 8 26 20 online press releases trump administration opens operation lady justice task force cold case office in anchorage alaska. For years thereafter the bureau was known variously as the indian office the indian bureau the indian department and the indian service. The bureau of indian affairs is an agency of the federal government of the united states within the u s.

To request a meeting with the director bureau of indian affairs please use the meeting request form. Department of the interior. The bia is one of two bureaus under the jurisdiction of the assistant secretary for indian affairs.

1849 c street nw washington dc 20240. It is responsible for the administration and management of 55 700 000 acres of land held in trust by the united states for american indians indian tribes and alaska natives. On september 1 2020 the bureau of indian affairs bia approved the kickapoo.

Contact the bureau of indian affairs. Bureau of indian affairs department of the interior 1849 c street n w. 202 208 5116 or 800 246 8101.