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The BIE supports programs serving more than 400,000 students nationwide, from early childhood education to postsecondary institutions.
EducationProtecting lives, resources, and property is at the heart of the BIA's law enforcement effort.
JusticeReliable, affordable broadband access is critical to the health and economic wellbeing of tribal communities
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We maintain government-to-government relationships with Indian tribes, and facilitate support for tribal people and tribal governments. We promote safe and quality living environments, strong communities, self sufficient and individual rights, while enhancing protection of the lives, prosperity and well being of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
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Indian Affairs provides services directly or through contracts, grants, or compacts to 575 federally recognized tribes with a service population of approximately 2.5 million American Indian and Alaska Natives. While the role of Indian Affairs has changed significantly in the last three decades in response to a greater emphasis on Indian self-governance and self-determination, tribes still look to Indian Affairs for a broad spectrum of services.
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Haskell Indian Nations University and the Indian Health Service, in partnership with the Haskell Indian Health Center, have signed an agreement to support the construction of a… -
Thursday night, a Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services Drug Enforcement K-9 unit seized approximately 4 kilograms (9.4 pounds) of fentanyl powder during a traffic… -
The Department of the Interior today announced that $28 million has been distributed to tribal beneficiaries following the completion of a set of probate cases through the Office…
