The
Bureau of Indian Affairs (
BIA), also known as
Indian Affairs (
IA), is a United States
federal agency within the
Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing
federal laws and policies related to
Native Americans and
Alaska Natives, and administering and managing over of
reservations held in trust by the
U.S. federal government for
indigenous tribes. It renders services to roughly 2 million indigenous Americans across 574 federally recognized tribes. The BIA is governed by a director and overseen by the assistant secretary for Indian affairs, who answers to the
secretary of the interior.
