Bureau of Indian Affairs

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name: Bureau of Indian Affairs
description: >-
  The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is the oldest bureau in the U.S.
  Department of the Interior. Its mission is to enhance the quality of life,
  promote economic opportunity, and carry out the federal responsibility to
  protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes, and
  Alaska Natives. The BIA administers services directly or through contracts,
  grants, and compacts with 574 federally recognized tribes serving
  approximately 2.5 million people. BIA publishes geospatial datasets,
  directories, and forms through the Indian Affairs GIS Open Data portal, the
  Tribal Leader Directory, and official agency websites.
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tags:
  - Federal Government
  - GIS
  - ICWA
  - Indigenous
  - Tribal
  - Tribal Governance
  - Trust Assets
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created: '2024-11-25'
modified: '2026-04-23'
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      The Bureau of Indian Affairs is the oldest bureau in the U.S. Department
      of the Interior, carrying out the federal responsibility to protect and
      improve trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska
      Natives through tribal governance support, law enforcement, economic
      development, natural resources management, and family services.
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    tags:
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      - Indigenous
      - Tribal Governance
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      - type: Leadership
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    x-features:
      - Tribal governance and self-determination support
      - Fee-to-Trust Land Acquisitions
      - Law enforcement and justice services
      - Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Unit
      - Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) administration
      - Tiwahe family-focused programs
      - Emergency management
      - Wildland fire management
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      - Tribal policy research and compliance
      - Federal recognition and acknowledgement workflows
      - Natural resources and land management
      - Tribal leader and contact discovery
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    name: Indian Affairs GIS Open Data
    description: >-
      The Indian Affairs GIS Open Data Hub publishes authoritative geospatial
      datasets as downloadable and machine-readable resources via Esri ArcGIS
      Hub, including federally recognized tribal boundaries, land areas, ICWA
      designated agents, and program awards. Each dataset is available as API,
      GeoJSON, Shapefile, CSV, and KML.
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      - Geospatial
      - GIS
      - Open Data
      - Tribal Lands
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      - Federally Recognized Tribes mapping
      - Tribal Land Area boundaries
      - Indian Reservation boundaries
      - ICWA Designated Agents directory
      - Community Resilience awards data
      - Infrastructure for America (BIL) projects
      - Machine-readable formats (GeoJSON, Shapefile, CSV, KML)
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      - Environmental impact studies
      - Federal grant planning
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    description: >-
      A searchable directory published by the Bureau of Indian Affairs of
      elected leaders and contact information for each of the 574 federally
      recognized tribes, released quarterly as a PDF and via the BIA website.
    humanURL: https://www.bia.gov/service/tribal-leaders-directory
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      - Tribal
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      - Government-to-government engagement
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  - aid: bureau-of-indian-affairs:bureau-of-indian-education
    name: Bureau of Indian Education
    description: >-
      The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) supports programs serving more than
      46,000 students across 183 schools, including BIE-operated and
      tribally-controlled schools, plus postsecondary institutions, providing
      culturally relevant education to Indian students.
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    tags:
      - Education
      - Indigenous
      - Tribal
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      - type: School Directory
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      - K-12 school system for Indian students
      - Postsecondary institution support
      - Tribally-controlled school grants
      - Early childhood education
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      - Grant and funding research
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  - type: Website
    url: https://www.bia.gov/
  - type: Privacy Policy
    url: https://www.bia.gov/privacy-policy
  - type: Accessibility
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  - type: FOIA
    url: https://www.bia.gov/foia
  - type: Newsroom
    url: https://www.bia.gov/news
  - type: Contact
    url: https://www.bia.gov/contact-us
  - type: Forms
    url: https://www.bia.gov/forms
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]