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        <Address>Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240</Address>
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            <NameColumnValue>Michael S. Black</NameColumnValue>
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              <Paragraph>The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) was created as part of the War Department in 1824 and transferred to the Department of the Interior when the latter was established in 1849. The mission of BIA is to fulfill its trust responsibilities and promote self-determination on behalf of federally recognized tribal governments, American Indians, and Alaska Natives. BIA provides services directly or through contracts, grants, or compacts to approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives, members of 566 federally recognized Indian tribes in the 48 contiguous United States and Alaska.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The scope of BIA's programs is extensive, covering virtually the entire range of State and local governmental services. The programs administered by either tribes or BIA include: management of natural resources on 55 million acres of trust land, fire protection, emergency natural disaster relief, economic development programs in some of the most isolated and economically depressed areas of the United States, law enforcement, administration of tribal courts and detention centers, implementation of legislated land and water claim settlements, building, repair, and maintenance of roads and bridges, repair and maintenance of high-hazard dams, and operation of irrigation systems and agricultural programs on Federal Indian lands.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>BIA works with American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments and organizations, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and other groups interested in the development and implementation of effective programs.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>A complete listing of Bureau of Indian Affairs Regional Offices is available online at www.bia.gov/whoweare/regionaloffices/index.htm.</Paragraph>
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        <Paragraph>Inquiries regarding Indian Affairs programs, including those of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, may be obtained from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Office of Public Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., MS-3658-MIB, Washington, DC 20240. Phone, 202-208-3710.</Paragraph>
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      <Footer>For further information, contact the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Office of Public Affairs, Department of the Interior, MS-3658-MIB, Washington, DC 20240. Phone, 202-208-3710.</Footer>
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