{"id":9408,"date":"2017-11-24T20:37:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T20:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=9408"},"modified":"2017-11-24T23:14:36","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T23:14:36","slug":"bureau-of-indian-affairs-a-unit-in-the-u-s-department-of-the-interior-responsible-for-helping-indian-and-alaskan-native-people-manage-their-affairs-under-the-trust-relationship-with-the-u-s-a","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=9408","title":{"rendered":"Bureau of Indian Affairs – a unit in the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for helping Indian and Alaskan native people manage their affairs under the trust relationship\u00a0with the U.S. and for promoting programs for their benefit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bureau of Indian Affairs<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. A unit in the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for helping Indian and Alaskan native people manage their affairs under the trust <\/b><\/span>relationship<\/b><\/span>\u00a0with the U.S. and for promoting programs for their benefit.\u00a0 *\u00a0 Originally created as part of the War Department in 1824, the Bureau was transferred to the Interior Department in 1849. <\/b><\/span><\/span>\u2014 Abbr. BIA. [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. A federal agency in the Department of the Interior, headed by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs who is appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the purpose of the agency being to facilitate and simplify the administration of the laws govern<\/span>ing Indian Affairs.\u00a0 25 USC \u00a7\u00a7 1, 1a<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Indian agent<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. A United States government officer who lives on or near an Indian reservation as the representative of the government in its relations\u00a0<\/span>with the tribe and whose duty it is to serve the interests of the Indians of the tribe.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>[2]<\/span><\/p>\n

Websites:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Bureau of Indian Affairs<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Department of the Interior<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

See also<\/span>\u00a0Bureau of Indian Affairs’ official Directory Map<\/em> of Tribal Offices<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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[1]: Black\u2019s Law Dictionary Deluxe Tenth Edition<\/em><\/a> by Henry Campbell Black & Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner<\/a>. ISBN: 978-0-314-62130-6<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

[2]:\u00a0Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0with Pronunciations
\n<\/em>Third Edition<\/a>\u00a0by James A. Ballantine\u00a0(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Edited by William S. Anderson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9 1969 by THE LAWYER\u2019S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY.\u00a0 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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