Bureau of Indian Affairs

aid: bureau-of-indian-affairs
name: Bureau of Indian Affairs
description: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is the oldest bureau in the U.S. Department of the Interior. Its mission is
  to enhance the quality of life, promote economic opportunity, and carry out the federal responsibility to protect and improve
  the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives. The BIA administers services directly or through
  contracts, grants, and compacts with 574 federally recognized tribes serving approximately 2.5 million people. BIA publishes
  geospatial datasets, directories, and forms through the Indian Affairs GIS Open Data portal, the Tribal Leader Directory,
  and official agency websites.
type: Index
kind: government
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Federal Government
- GIS
- ICWA
- Indigenous
- Tribal
- Tribal Governance
- Trust Assets
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created: '2024-11-25'
modified: '2026-04-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
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  name: Bureau of Indian Affairs
  description: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is the oldest bureau in the U.S. Department of the Interior, carrying out the
    federal responsibility to protect and improve trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives through
    tribal governance support, law enforcement, economic development, natural resources management, and family services.
  humanURL: https://www.bia.gov/bia
  tags:
  - Federal Government
  - Indigenous
  - Tribal Governance
  properties:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.bia.gov/bia
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bia.gov/bia
  - type: Leadership
    url: https://www.bia.gov/bia/leadership
  x-features:
  - Tribal governance and self-determination support
  - Fee-to-Trust Land Acquisitions
  - Law enforcement and justice services
  - Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Unit
  - Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) administration
  - Tiwahe family-focused programs
  - Emergency management
  - Wildland fire management
  x-use-cases:
  - Tribal policy research and compliance
  - Federal recognition and acknowledgement workflows
  - Natural resources and land management
  - Tribal leader and contact discovery
- aid: bureau-of-indian-affairs:indian-affairs-gis-open-data
  name: Indian Affairs GIS Open Data
  description: The Indian Affairs GIS Open Data Hub publishes authoritative geospatial datasets as downloadable and machine-readable
    resources via Esri ArcGIS Hub, including federally recognized tribal boundaries, land areas, ICWA designated agents, and
    program awards. Each dataset is available as API, GeoJSON, Shapefile, CSV, and KML.
  humanURL: https://biamaps.doi.gov/bogs/datadownload.html
  tags:
  - ArcGIS
  - Geospatial
  - GIS
  - Open Data
  - Tribal Lands
  properties:
  - type: Open Data Hub
    url: https://biamaps.doi.gov/bogs/datadownload.html
  - type: GIS Services
    url: https://biamaps.doi.gov/bogs/arcgis/rest/services
  x-features:
  - Federally Recognized Tribes mapping
  - Tribal Land Area boundaries
  - Indian Reservation boundaries
  - ICWA Designated Agents directory
  - Community Resilience awards data
  - Infrastructure for America (BIL) projects
  - Machine-readable formats (GeoJSON, Shapefile, CSV, KML)
  - ArcGIS REST service endpoints
  x-use-cases:
  - Jurisdictional analysis for tribal lands
  - Environmental impact studies
  - Federal grant planning
  - ICWA compliance and notice
- aid: bureau-of-indian-affairs:tribal-leader-directory
  name: BIA Tribal Leaders Directory
  description: A searchable directory published by the Bureau of Indian Affairs of elected leaders and contact information
    for each of the 574 federally recognized tribes, released quarterly as a PDF and via the BIA website.
  humanURL: https://www.bia.gov/service/tribal-leaders-directory
  tags:
  - Directory
  - Tribal
  properties:
  - type: Directory
    url: https://www.bia.gov/service/tribal-leaders-directory
  x-features:
  - Contact information for 574 federally recognized tribes
  - Quarterly publication
  - Searchable and downloadable
  x-use-cases:
  - Tribal consultation outreach
  - Government-to-government engagement
  - Compliance with consultation requirements
- aid: bureau-of-indian-affairs:bureau-of-indian-education
  name: Bureau of Indian Education
  description: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) supports programs serving more than 46,000 students across 183 schools,
    including BIE-operated and tribally-controlled schools, plus postsecondary institutions, providing culturally relevant
    education to Indian students.
  humanURL: https://www.bie.edu/
  tags:
  - Education
  - Indigenous
  - Tribal
  properties:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.bie.edu/
  - type: School Directory
    url: https://www.bie.edu/schools
  x-features:
  - K-12 school system for Indian students
  - Postsecondary institution support
  - Tribally-controlled school grants
  - Early childhood education
  x-use-cases:
  - School finder
  - Grant and funding research
  - Tribal education policy
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bureau-of-indian-affairs
- type: Website
  url: https://www.bia.gov/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.bia.gov/privacy-policy
- type: Accessibility
  url: https://www.doi.gov/accessibility
- type: FOIA
  url: https://www.bia.gov/foia
- type: Newsroom
  url: https://www.bia.gov/news
- type: Contact
  url: https://www.bia.gov/contact-us
- type: Forms
  url: https://www.bia.gov/forms
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com