The Bureau of Indian Affairs, also known as Indian Affairs, is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies relate
Main Interior Building, the department headquarters
Ely S. Parker was the first Native American to be appointed as Commissioner of Indian affairs (1869–1871).
Cato Sells, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1913
1940 Indians at Work magazine, published by the Office of Indian Affairs, predecessor agency to the Bureau of Indian Affairs
The United States Department of the Interior is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources. It a
Bureau of Indian Affairs
…The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to Native Americans and Alaska Natives, and administering and managing over…
Exterior of the main Interior Building
The hierarchy of the U.S. Department of the Interior
Logo of the National Invasive Species Council
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Deputy Director, Michelle E. Warren, leading an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.