Indian agent
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In United States history, an Indian agent was an individual authorized to interact with American Indian tribes on behalf of the U.S. government.
Indian agents of the U.S. government in 1813
Bust of Benjamin Hawkins
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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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
Indian agent
…trading supervision between traders and Indians, while agents possessed the authority to both issue and revoke commercial trading licenses. In 1849, the Bureau of Indian Affairs decided to place the position of Indian agent under civilian jurisdiction. This came at a time when many white Americans saw the role of Indian agent…
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