Indian Affairs (IA) is the oldest bureau of the United States Department of the Interior. Established in 1824, IA currently provides services (directly or through contracts, grants, or compacts) to approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives. http://www.indianaffairs.gov/ Government, Indian, Interior, Native American, Alaska Native, Culture, History http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/1295037854/BIA_sm.jpg http://www.indianaffairs.gov/ Indian Affairs Logo 48 48 http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040955.pdf Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040955.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: Third Consultation Session on Interior's Initial Implementation Plan for Cobell Land Consolidation Component to be Held Feb. 14 in Seattle
Date: 2/13/13 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON — On Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, the Department of the Interior will hold the third and last in a series of consultation sessions on its Initial Implementation Plan outlining how Interior will carry out the land consolidation component of the historic Cobell Settlement. The meeting will take place in Seattle, Wash. The first and second consultation meetings were held Jan. 31 in Prior Lake, Minn., and Feb. 6 in Rapid City, S.D.]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040949.pdf Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040949.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: Washburn Announces BIE’s Intent to Establish Committee to Evaluate Adequate Yearly Progress Regulations for Bureau-funded Schools
Date: 2/12/13 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON – Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today announced the Bureau of Indian Education’s (BIE) intent to establish a Committee to help evaluate and recommend revisions to regulations for determining Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for its schools under the No Child Left Behind Act. The BIE is also seeking comments on the proposal to establish this Committee and nominations for its membership by March 4, 2013.]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040944.pdf Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040944.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: Statement From Billy Frank Jr. On Selection of Sally Jewell as Interior Secretary
Date: 2/11/13 12:00 AM
Description: "We are excited about President Obama's selection of Sally Jewell for Secretary of the Interior," says Chairman Billy Frank of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. "We think she's a great choice."]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040942.pdf Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040942.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: President Obama to Honor Recipients of the 2012 Citizens Medal Recipients from across the country will visit the White House to receive Presidential award for exemplary service to their fellow citizens
Date: 2/8/13 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON, DC – On February 15, 2013, President Obama will welcome to the White House the recipients of the 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal, the nation’s second-highest civilian honor.]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040927.pdf Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040927.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: Secretarial Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform to Hold Next Public Meeting Feb. 12-13 in Seattle
Date: 2/7/13 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON – The Secretarial Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform will hold its next public meeting Feb. 12-13, 2013, Seattle, Wash. The meeting will be preceded by a public youth-outreach session the evening of Feb. 11.]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040920.pdf Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040920.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: Second Consultation Session on Interior’s Initial Implementation Plan for Cobell Land Consolidation Component to be Held Feb. 6 in Rapid City
Date: 2/5/13 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON— On Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, the Department of the Interior will hold the second of three tribal consultation sessions on its Initial Implementation Plan outlining how Interior will carry out the land consolidation component of the historic Cobell Settlement. The meeting will take place in Rapid City, S.D., with the remaining session to be held Feb. 14 in Seattle, Wash. The first consultation meeting was held in Prior Lake, Minn., on Jan. 31.]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040888.pdf Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040888.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: First Consultation Session on Interior’s Initial Implementation Plan for Cobell Land Consolidation Component to be Held Jan. 31
Date: 1/28/13 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, Jan. 31., 2013, the Department of the Interior will hold the first of three tribal consultation sessions on its Initial Implementation Plan outlining how Interior will carry out the land consolidation component of the historic Cobell Settlement. The first meeting will take place in Prior Lake, Minn., with the remaining sessions to be held Feb. 6 in Rapid City, S.D., and Feb. 14 in Seattle, Wash.]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040868.pdf Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040868.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: Washburn Announces Training in Secured Transactions Law for Tribal Judges and Attorneys
Date: 1/23/13 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today announced that the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services/Tribal Justice Support (BIA-OJS/TJS) and the Indian Affairs Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED) have partnered with the Federal Reserve Banks of Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Kansas City, Mo., to present three training workshops designed specifically for tribal judges and attorneys on the topic of secured transactions.]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040818.pdf Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040818.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: Cobell Settlement Payments: Department of the Interior to Participate in National Congress of American Indians Webinar
Date: 1/15/13 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON, DC– On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, the Department of the Interior will participate in a 2:00 pm (Eastern Time) conference call and webinar hosted by the National Congress of American Indians to inform and clarify roles and responsibilities regarding the recent Cobell Settlement trust administration class payments. Representatives from the Department of the Interior, Cobell plaintiffs’ legal counsel, and the court appointed Claims Administrator (the Garden City Group) will provide important information to tribal leaders across the country regarding the status of the payments to members of the historical accounting class and the next steps in the process of finalizing this historic Settlement.]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040778.pdf Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040778.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: Last of Six OJS Trial Advocacy Training Sessions to be Held January 15-17, 2013, in Albuquerque
Date: 1/10/13 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services (OJS) will hold the last in a series of six training sessions to improve the trial advocacy skills of tribal court prosecutors, defenders and judges on January 15-17, 2013, in Albuquerque, N.M. This training session will focus on cases dealing with illegal narcotics.]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040783.pdf Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040783.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: Assistant Secretary Washburn Announces Joint Initiative With The Spirit Lake Tribe To Improve Fingerprinting Of Foster Parents
Date: 1/10/13 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today announced the collaborative initiative between the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Spirit Lake Tribe of North Dakota to improve the health, safety and welfare of children being placed in foster care through the use of mobile fingerprinting units. Under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, all adults in a household where minor children are to be placed must be fingerprinted as an integral part of the background investigation.]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040412.pdf Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-040412.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: Statement of Assistant Secretary Kevin K. Washburn on the Passing of Chickasaw Nation Ambassador Charles Blackwell
Date: 1/2/13 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today issued the following statement on the passing of Chickasaw Nation Ambassador Charles Blackwell:]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-038760.pdf Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-038760.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: Assistant Secretary Washburn Visits Isleta Pueblo, Participates in BIA OJS National “Don’t Shatter the Dream” Campaign
Date: 12/21/12 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn visited the Pueblo of Isleta today to participate in the tribe’s impaired-driving checkpoint under the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ 2012 national campaign to prevent impaired driving during the holiday season, known as “Don’t Shatter the Dream.” Operated by the Bureau’s Office of Justice Services (OJS), the campaign began December 14 and will continue through January 1, 2013.]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-037672.pdf Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-037672.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: Statement of Assistant Secretary Kevin K. Washburn on the Passing of Sen. Daniel K. Inouye
Date: 12/18/12 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today issued the following statement on the passing of United States Senator Daniel K. Inouye:]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-037685.pdf Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-037685.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: Interior Launches Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations to Manage $1.9 Billion Trust Land Consolidation Fund
Date: 12/18/12 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON D.C. –The Department of the Interior today announced the initial framework of the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations that will purchase fractional interests in American Indian trust lands from willing sellers, enabling tribal governments to use the consolidated parcels for the benefit of their communities.]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-037591.doc Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-037591.doc http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: Dep. Secretary Hayes, Assistant Secretary Washburn to Discuss Next Steps to Implement $1.9 Billion Trust Land Consolidation Program
Date: 12/18/12 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, December 18, 2012, Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn will participate in a press conference call with reporters to discuss the next steps in implementing the land consolidation component of the historic Cobell Settlement.]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-037577.pdf Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-037577.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: Assistant Secretary Washburn Announces BIA Law Enforcement’s Holiday Season “Don’t Shatter the Dream” Mobilization for Indian Country
Date: 12/14/12 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today announced that, starting on December 14, 2012, the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services (OJS) will begin its “Don’t Shatter the Dream” campaign throughout Indian Country to prevent impaired driving during this holiday season. The campaign is being conducted by BIA and tribal law enforcement agencies through January 1, 2013.]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-037391.pdf Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-037391.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, and Interior Sign Memorandum to Collaborate to Protect Indian Sacred Sites
Date: 12/6/12 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012—Four cabinet-level departments joined the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation today in signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve the protection of Indian sacred sites. The MOU also calls for improving tribal access to the sites. It was signed by cabinet secretaries from the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy and Interior. It was also signed by the chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-037392.pdf Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-037392.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: Secretary Salazar Announces Interior Disbursed $12 Billion in FY 2012 Energy Revenues
Date: 12/6/12 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Department of the Interior disbursed, or paid out, $12.15 billion in revenue generated from energy production on public lands and offshore areas in Fiscal Year 2012 – a $1 billion increase over the previous year, and in line with increased production taking place across the country. The revenues were distributed to state, federal, and tribal accounts, providing important funding and supporting critical reclamation, conservation and preservation projects.]]> http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-037383.pdf Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-037383.pdf http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Indian-Affairs/211979362167761?sk=wall Title: Secretary Salazar Outlines Progress of Empowerment Agenda at Fourth White House Tribal Nations Conference
Date: 12/5/12 12:00 AM
Description: WASHINGTON, DC. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar joined leaders from the 566 federally recognized tribes and senior government officials today at the White House Tribal Nations Conference hosted by President Obama. The conference, the fourth held during the Obama Administration, continues to build upon the President’s commitment to strengthen the nation to nation relationship with Indian Country.]]>