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The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) was created as part of the War Department in 1824 and transferred to the Department of the Interior when the latter was established in 1849. The mission of BIA is to fulfill its trust responsibilities and promote self-determination on behalf of federally recognized tribal governments, American Indians, and Alaska Natives. BIA provides services directly or through contracts, grants, or compacts to approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives, members of 573 federally recognized Indian tribes in the 48 contiguous United States and Alaska.

Agency URL:
http://www.bia.gov/
Parent Agency
Interior Department

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  • Class III Tribal State Gaming Compacts

    The Department of the Interior (Department) is issuing revisions to its regulations governing the review and approval of Tribal-State gaming compacts. The revisions add factors and clarify how the Department reviews ``Class III Tribal-State Gaming Compacts'' (Tribal-State gaming compacts or compacts).

  • Land Acquisitions

    Section 5 of the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA or Act) authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to acquire lands in trust for the benefit of Tribal governments and individual Indians. This final rule provides the procedures governing the discretionary acquisition of lands into trust, often referred to as the fee-to-trust process,...

  • Mining of the Osage Mineral Estate for Oil and Gas

    The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is reopening the public comment period for the proposed rule revising the regulations governing leasing of the Osage Nation's mineral estate (``Osage Mineral Estate'') for oil and gas mining. The BIA is also requesting information regarding the transportation costs for oil produced from the Osage Mineral Estate.

  • Mining of the Osage Mineral Estate for Oil and Gas

    The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is extending the public comment period for the proposed rule revising the regulations governing leasing of the Osage Nation's mineral estate (``Osage Mineral Estate'') for oil and gas mining. Extending the public comment period will allow more time for the public to review the proposal and submit comments.

  • Mining of the Osage Mineral Estate for Oil and Gas

    The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) proposes to revise the regulations governing leasing of the Osage Nation's mineral estate (``Osage Mineral Estate'') for oil and gas mining. The proposed rule would allow the BIA to strengthen management of the Osage Mineral Estate by updating bonding, royalty payment and reporting, production valuation and...

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