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The Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation V: 900: Bureau of Indian Affairs (Department of the Interior) and Indian Health Service (Department of Health and Human Services) VI: 1000–1099: Office of the Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs (Department of the Interior) VII: 1200–1299
Court of Indian Offenses is an Article I Court operated by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs.Also known as a "CFR" (Code of Federal Regulations) Court, a Court of Indian Offenses has criminal and civil jurisdiction over Native Americans in Indian Country, on reservations and other Indian trust land that lacks its own tribal court system.
Title 25 of the United States Code outlines the role of Indians in the United States Code. 25 U.S.C. ch. 1 – Bureau of Indian Affairs; 25 U.S.C. ch. 2 – Officers of Indian Affairs; 25 U.S.C. ch. 2A – Indian Claims Commission; 25 U.S.C. ch. 3 – Agreements With Indians; 25 U.S.C. ch. 4 – Performance by United States of Obligations to ...
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), [2] 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 55,700,000 acres (225,000 km 2) of reservations held in trust by the U.S. federal government for ...
The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA, enacted November 8, 1978 and codified at 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901–1963 [1]) is a United States federal law that governs jurisdiction over the removal of American Indian children from their families in custody, foster care, and adoption cases.
Executive Order 13175, "Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments," was issued by U.S. President Bill Clinton on November 6, 2000. [1] This executive order required federal departments and agencies to consult with Indian tribal governments when considering policies that would impact tribal communities. [2]
In 1951 the Bureau of Indian Affairs began expanding the program and assigned relocation workers to Oklahoma, New Mexico, California, Arizona, Utah and Colorado, officially extending the program to all Native Americans the following year.
The management of Native affairs was delegated by Grant to the Secretary of Interior Jacob D. Cox and Parker. Parker authorized the Indian Board Commissioners to meet with Native peoples and their agents during the summer and fall. [13] The Bureau under Parker employed more than six hundred workers.