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BIA

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Budget, Finance - Performance Management

In this section information has to do with financial management, including loan and construction accounting; power and irrigation billings and collections; acquisitions and grants; and property and space management activities. Additionally, information pertaining to Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) will reside in this section along with information about the Activity Based Costing/Management program for Indian Affairs.

General Information

Represented in this section is information pertaining to: who we are, what we do, our mission, our senior management, speeches that have been given and testimony. Links to policies, regulations, and public laws can also be found within this section. Visitors can also find links that explain how to trace your Indian ancestry or how to become a federally recognized tribe.

Document Library

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Frequently Requested Documents and Links

Division of Drug Enforcement

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Division of Corrections

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Indian Country Corrections is one of the key components of Tribal Justice Systems. There are over 90 detention centers throughout Indian Country, of which, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of Justice Services (OJS) staffs and operates a quarter of these facilities. The remainder are operated by Tribes through the PL 93-638, Self-Governance Compacts and a few are fully funded and operated by a tribe. Indian Country facilities are either long or short term holding facilities. Each facility is unique in operation and location.

District VIII

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District VIII interacts with a number of Tribal Law Enforcement Programs in the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Western Montana, and Alaska. District VIII covers a very diverse area from the foot of the Rocky Mountains to Coastal Villages, all the way to Annette Island in Alaska. The Tribal Police Departments in District VIII are as diverse as the area we cover.

District VII

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District VII’s Headquarters Office is located in Bloomington, Minnesota. It is staffed with a Special Agent in Charge (SAC), Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC), Corrections Program Specialist, and a Program Analyst. Until 2012, District VII was part of District I and was supervised by the Special Agent in Charge in Aberdeen, South Dakota. In 2012, BIA-OJS split District I into two parts, the eastern part becoming the newly formed District VII

District III

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The District III Offices oversee BIA and Tribal law enforcement departments encompassed within Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. The law enforcement agencies and partnerships created in District III provide law enforcement, investigations, dispatch services, and corrections services for a wide range of geographic areas from the high desert of Northern Nevada to the bottom of Grand Canyon to the vast basin of Eastern Utah.

OJS Director's Corner

Jason Thompson, Acting

“I have appointed a police, whose duty it is to report to me if they know of anything that is wrong.”

With those words, in 1869 Thomas Lightfoot, United States Indian Agent to the Iowa and the Sac and Fox tribes in Nebraska, became the first agent to report to a Federally-sponsored Indian police agency and thus, our very humble beginning. Since that time, our tactics and equipment have changed a great deal, but our commitment to serving our communities has remained strong.

Who We Are

Summary of the Office of Justice Services

BIA- OJS is responsible for the protection of lives, resources, and property which lies at the heart of the BIA's law enforcement effort. BIA-OJS fully supports the Secretary's ongoing commitment to safe and healthy Indian communities. Under the direction of the Deputy BIA Director - Office of Justice Services, the Office of Justice Services (OJS) is responsible for the overall management of the Bureau's law enforcement program.

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