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{{Quote|When dealing with savage men, as with savage beasts, no question of national honor can arise.|[[Francis A. Walker]], Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1871-1872}} | |||
On March 11, 1824, the Indian Office was established under the War Department by Secretary of State John C. Calhoun to administer the relations between Native American tribes and the U.S. Government before it was eventually moved to the newly-created Department of the Interior in 1849. The BIA was responsible for the mass deportations of American Indians as well as the establishment of reservations to make space for farming for white settlers. | On March 11, 1824, the Indian Office was established under the War Department by Secretary of State John C. Calhoun to administer the relations between Native American tribes and the U.S. Government before it was eventually moved to the newly-created Department of the Interior in 1849. The BIA was responsible for the mass deportations of American Indians as well as the establishment of reservations to make space for farming for white settlers. | ||