The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) responsibility is the administration and management of 55.7 million acres of land held in trust by the United States for American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives. There are 561 federal recognized tribal governments in the United States. Developing forestlands, leasing assets on these lands, directing agricultural programs, protecting water and land rights, developing and maintaining infrastructure and economic development are all part of the agency's responsibility. In addition, the Bureau of Indian Affairs provides education services to approximately 48,000 Indian students.

The BIA website as well as the BIA mail servers have been made temporarily unavailable due to the Cobell Litigation. Please continue to check from time to time. We have no estimate on when authorization will be given to reactivate these sites.

Here are some alternate ways to get BIA-related information:

Land-into-Trust Decisions   

Hopi-Navajo Intergovernmental Compact - November 3, 2006    

Indian Reservation Roads Program

Tribal Consultations

Bureau of Indian Affairs Press Releases

• 2005 BIA Performance & Accountability Report ( - 5.8 MB)
• Federal Acknowledgment Decisions
• Indian Gaming
• Tracing Indian Ancestry
• Tribal Leaders Directory
• Higher Education Scholarships
• Office of Indian Education Programs
• BIA Business Loan Guaranty Program
• Health Care (Indian Health Service)
• Employment with the BIA
• List of Indian Child Welfare Act Designates
  • List of ICWA Tribal Agents (08/02/06)
• Tax Information for Indian Tribal Governments
• General BIA information: (202) 208-3710

Here are some links that may be of interest:

Interior Web Site\Links

2001-2004 Report: Strengthening the Circle Interior Indian Affairs Highlights

• Bureau of Land Management - Guidance for Native American Consultation
• Fish and Wildlife Service - Course - FWS Trust Responsibilities to Native Americans
• Fish and Wildlife Service - American Indian Tribal Rights, Federal Trust Responsibilities, and Endangered Species Act
• Fish and Wildlife Service - Native American Liaison
• Historical Trust Accounting 
• Indian Arts and Crafts Board
  
• Indian Trust
• National Park Service - American Indian Liaison Office
• Office of Self-Governance
• Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
• U.S. Geological Survey Activities Related to American Indians and Alaska Natives

Government Web Site\Links

• Department of Commerce - Census Bureau - American Indian Data
• Department of Commerce - Census Bureau - Census 2000
• Department of Defense - American Indian, Alaska Natives & Native Hawaiians
• Department of Energy - Indian Nations Program
• Department of Energy - American Indian Issues and Points of Contact
• Department of Health and Human Services - Indian Health Services
• Department of Housing and Urban Development - Codetalk
• Department of Housing and Urban Development - Native eDGE
• Department of Justice - Office of Tribal Justice
  
• Department of Labor - Indian & Native American Programs
• Environmental Protection Agency - American Indian Environmental Office
• Environmental Protection Agency - Tribal Air
• Federal Communications Commission - Indian Initiatives
• FEMA - American Indian and Native Alaskan Policy
• National Archives and Records Administration - American Indians
• National Indian Gaming Commission
• U.S. Small Business Administration - Office of Native Affairs
• U.S. Department of Agriculture - American Indian Council
• U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service National Resource Guide to American Indian and Alaska Native Relations
• U.S. Department of Agriculture - Guide to USDA Programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives
• U.S. Representatives Internet Library - Indian Nations and Tribes
• U.S. Senate - Committee on Indian Affairs
  
• Veteran Affairs

Inter-Tribal Organizations

• Alaska Inter-Tribal Council
• Inter-Tribal Agriculture Council
• Inter-Tribal Bison Cooperative
• Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
• Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada
• Inter-Tribal Environmental Council
• Inter-Tribal Timber Council
• Native Americans Fish & Wildlife Society
• Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

Environmental Web Site\Links

• Academic Info Environmental Studies
• CEQ NEPAnet
• Clean Water Action Plan
• Environmental Impact Analysis Data Links
• Environmental Resource Library
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Environmental Protection Agency - Waste Management in Indian Country
• House Commitee on Resources
• Health and Human Services- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
• National Council for Science and the Environment
• National Library for the Environment
• National Tribal Environmental Council
• Native Americans and the Environment
• Salmon Information Center
• 7 Generations-Addressing Village Environmental Issues for the Future Generations of Rural Alaska

Cultural Web Site\Links

• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation - Tribal Historic Preservation Officers
• Bureau of Reclamation - Cultural Resources Management
• Cultural Resources Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Hanford Cultural and Historic Resources Program
• Kennewick Man
• National Archeological Database
• National Park Service - Tribal Preservation Program
• NOAA & GSA - Cultural Resources and Consultation with Native American Indian Tribes

Declarations

• Declaration on the Establishment of the Arctic Council
• International Decade of the World's Indigenous People
• Organization of American States - Promotion and Protection of Human Rights

Other Web Site\Links

• Arctic Circle
• Arctic Council
• Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
• National Congress of American Indians
• Native American Nations
• Native American Treaties and Information
• Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of the American Indian