United States Department Of Interior Bureau Of Indian Affairs

The mission of the bureau of indian affairs is to enhance the quality of life to promote economic opportunity and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of american indians indian tribes and alaska natives.

United states department of interior bureau of indian affairs. Department of the interior protects america s natural resources and heritage honors our cultures and tribal communities and supplies the energy to power our future. 2020 the bureau of indian affairs bia approved the kickapoo. Department of the interior.

Indian affairs ia and paperwork reduction act forms. The bureau of indian affairs is an agency of the federal government of the united states within the u s. Ia specific forms as well as ia paperwork reduction act pra forms can be found on this page see tabs below along with links to other government websites for specific forms.

Bureau of indian affairs. Each tribe depending on its history treaties and applicable congressional laws and legal decisions maintains a separate and unique relationship with the united states. Toggle navigation navigation about us.

Department of the interior. The bia is one of two bureaus under the jurisdiction of the assistant secretary for indian affairs. The mission of bia is to fulfill its trust responsibilities and promote self determination on behalf of federally recognized tribal governments american indians and alaska natives.

Bureau of indian affairs bia is the oldest agency of the united states department of the interior. 2020 the kialegee tribal town and the united keetoowah band of cherokee. The bureau of indian affairs and the bureau of indian education which.

Programs administered through the bureau of indian affairs bia include social services natural resources management on trust lands representing 55 million surface acres and 57 million acres of subsurface minerals estates economic development programs in some of the most isolated and economically depressed areas of the united states law enforcement and detention services administration of tribal courts implementation of land and water claim settlements housing improvement disaster. 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. The bureau of indian affairs is responsible for administering the united state s overall relationship with more than 500 tribes and alaskan communities.