The Status of Native Lands

THE STATUS OF NATIVE LANDS The US Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is responsible for the administration and management of 68.5 million surface acres and 57 million acres of subsurface mineral estates held in trust by the United States Government for Native Americans and tribes. But how well are these assets being managed and what data exists […]

Bureau of Indian Affairs Land Area Totals for US Native Lands for 2019

About this Dashboard This data dashboard presents 2019 land area totals from the US Bureau of Indian Affairs for Native Lands for 491 native lands and off-reservation trust lands. The data includes acreage totals for Fee, Trust and Restricted lands broken down by Individual and Tribal for each of the 491 native land area. 0 […]

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