Editing Bureau of Indian Affairs (section)

{{Important}}{{Evil Organization|name=Bureau of Indian Affairs|Image=Flag of the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.png|fullname=Office of Indian Affairs (formerly)<br>Bureau of Indian Affairs|alias=BIA<br>Bossing Indians Around<br>Apples|origin=United States|foundation=March 11, 1824|headquarters=Washington D.C., United States|goals=Assimilate Native Americans into western culture (ongoing).|crimes=Institutionalized oppression<br>Abuse of power<br>Cultural [[genocide]]<br>Forced assimilation<br>Mass [[kidnapping]]<br>[[Censorship]]<br>[[Hate Speech]]<br>[[Anti-Native American Sentiment]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>Racial segregation<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Police brutality]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Blackmail}}{{Quote|When the bureau approaches tribal leaders for support on an issue, it may be an offer they cannot refuse. The agency has so much discretion in the allocation of funds, authorization of tribal programs, and development of reservation resources, that it can if it chooses hold up on any one of a number of actions beneficial to a tribe until it agrees to pay a ransom in the form of public support. It is like the warden asking his prisoners to say good things to the inspection committee. The power of the agency to reward and punish cooperation deprives the tribes of any free choice in the matter.|Russel Lawrence Barsh and James Youngblood Henderson, ''The Road: Indian Tribes and Political Liberty''}}

The '''Bureau of Indian Affairs''' ('''BIA''') is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior. It regulates the affairs of Native American nations in the United States and is responsible for many human rights violations of Native Americans living on reservations. The BIA has been characterized by some as one of the United States' most grossly irresponsible federal agencies.