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
Here
are some links that may be of interest:
Interior Web Site\Links
Government
Web Site\Links
Inter-Tribal
Organizations
Environmental
Web Site\Links
Cultural
Web Site\Links
Declarations
Other
Web Site\Links
Updated 11/27/06
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