Bureau of Indian Affairs: Difference between revisions

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Racial segregation<br>

Human rights violations<br>

[[Crimes against humanity]]}}{{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}}

[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>

[[Police brutality]]}}{{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 '''Bureau of Indian Affairs''' ('''BIA''') is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior. It implements policies regarding Native American nations in the United States and is responsible for many human rights violations of Native Americans. The BIA has been characterized by some as one of the United States' most corrupt and incompetent federal agencies.

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[[Category:Chaotic Evil]]

[[Category:Faux Affably Evil]]

[[Category:Corrupt Officials]]

[[Category:On & Off Villains]]

[[Category:Propagandist]]

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 Racial segregation<br>
 Human rights violations<br>
-[[Crimes against humanity]]}}{{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}}
+[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>
+[[Police brutality]]}}{{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 '''Bureau of Indian Affairs''' ('''BIA''') is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior. It implements policies regarding Native American nations in the United States and is responsible for many human rights violations of Native Americans. The BIA has been characterized by some as one of the United States' most corrupt and incompetent federal agencies.
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 [[Category:Chaotic Evil]]
 [[Category:Faux Affably Evil]]
+[[Category:Corrupt Officials]]
 [[Category:On & Off Villains]]
 [[Category:Propagandist]]