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The Bureau of Indian Affairs is the U.S. federal agency in charge of creating policies for and administering services to the country’s American Indian population.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Term Timeline in The Inconvenient Indian
The timeline below shows where the term Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) appears in The Inconvenient Indian. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 6. Like Cowboys and Indians
...took over the Bureau of Indian Affairs building, where they remained for a week, damaging BIA files in the process. King recalls hearing about the vandalism while a student in Salt...
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...was dissolved. Today, many people look down on AIM, pointing to the looting of the BIA building or the riot in Gordon, Nebraska. One recurring sentiment is that AIM and similar...
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Chapter 7. Forget about It
...who were now unable to claim tax revenue amassed from gambling. Federal agencies, including the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Congress, banded together to oppose Brennan’s ruling. In 1988, Congress passed the Indian Gaming...
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Chapter 8. What Indians Want
...receive federal funding or tax exemptions. Furthermore, closing the Department of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Affairs would save billions of tax dollars annually. Finally, the dissolution of tribal sovereignty would return...
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Chapter 9. As Long as the Grass is Green
...demanding the return of Blue Lake. In 1933, John Collier, then the Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs , helped the Taos obtain a 50-year permit granting them year-round, exclusive use of the...
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