Bureau of Indian Affairs
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The Bureau of Indian Affairs is a U.S. federal agency responsible for managing relations with Native American tribes and administering policies, lands, and services for Indigenous peoples.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government agency
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federal agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | BIA ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1824 ⓘ |
| employs |
Native American employees
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federal civil service employees ⓘ |
| formedAs | Bureau of Indian Affairs self-link ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Commerce Clause
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surface form:
United States Constitution Indian Commerce Clause
federal Indian law ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| mission |
to enhance the quality of life for American Indians and Alaska Natives
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to promote economic opportunity for tribes ⓘ to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives ⓘ |
| originalName |
Bureau of Indian Affairs
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Office of Indian Affairs
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| oversees |
Federal Lands Highway Program
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surface form:
Indian Reservation Roads Program
Indian trust assets ⓘ self-governance compacts with tribes ⓘ tribal land titles and records ⓘ tribal self-determination contracts ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United States Department of the Interior ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Department of the Interior
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surface form:
Office of the Secretary of the Interior
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| predecessor |
Bureau of Indian Affairs
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Office of Indian Affairs
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| renamedAs | Bureau of Indian Affairs self-link ⓘ |
| renamingDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of Native American reservations
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economic development programs for tribes ⓘ education assistance for Native Americans ⓘ implementation of federal Indian policy ⓘ law enforcement support on tribal lands ⓘ management of trust land for Native Americans ⓘ natural resources management on tribal lands ⓘ relations with federally recognized Native American tribes ⓘ services to American Indians and Alaska Natives ⓘ social services for Native Americans ⓘ tribal government services ⓘ |
| sector |
Indigenous affairs
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public administration ⓘ |
| subOrganization |
Office of Field Operations
ⓘ
Bureau of Indian Affairs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Office of Indian Services
Office of Justice Services ⓘ Office of Trust Services ⓘ |
| website | https://www.bia.gov/ ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Alaska Natives
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surface form:
Alaska Native villages
federally recognized Indian tribes ⓘ tribal governments ⓘ |
Referenced by (100)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
subject surface form:
United States Department of the Interior
this entity surface form:
Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs
this entity surface form:
Bureau of Indian Affairs offices
United States House of Representatives Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
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oversightOf
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
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this entity surface form:
Office of Indian Affairs
this entity surface form:
Office of Indian Affairs
this entity surface form:
Office of Indian Services
subject surface form:
United States Department of the Interior
subject surface form:
Office of Wildland Fire
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
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administeredBy
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
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this entity surface form:
Indian agents
this entity surface form:
U.S. Department of the Interior Indian Affairs
this entity surface form:
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
this entity surface form:
U.S. Indian agent
this entity surface form:
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
this entity surface form:
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
this entity surface form:
Office of Indian Affairs