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[[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}} | [[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 | 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 grossly irresponsible federal agencies. | ||
== Events == | == Events == | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* The BIA played a major role in the [[American Indian Wars]] during the 1800's. | * The BIA has been characterized as the main source of misfortunes for the lives of Native Americans living on reservations. | ||
*The BIA played a major role in the [[American Indian Wars]] during the 1800's. | |||
* Some of the residents living on the Native American reservations have referred to the indigenous employees working for the BIA as "apples", as they're "red on the outside and white on the inside". | * Some of the residents living on the Native American reservations have referred to the indigenous employees working for the BIA as "apples", as they're "red on the outside and white on the inside". | ||
* Some critics have compared the reservation system to the "[[Jim Crow]]" system that suppressed African-Americans in the South and the concentration camps under the [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] regime. | * Some critics have compared the reservation system to the "[[Jim Crow]]" system that suppressed African-Americans in the South and the concentration camps under the [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] regime. | ||