BIA launches Operation Spirit Return to help solve Indian Country missing and unidentified person cases

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BIA launches Operation Spirit Return to help solve Indian Country missing and unidentified person cases

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced Thursday that the Office of Justice Services has launched Operation Spirit Return, an initiative to help solve missing and unidentified person cases involving American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States.   The initiative is being conducted by the BIA’s Missing and Murdered Unit to identify unknown […]

Secretary Bernhardt Signs Historic Secretarial Order to Transition the National Bison Range Into Tribal Trust for the Flathead Indian Reservation

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Secretary Bernhardt Signs Historic Secretarial Order to Transition the National Bison Range Into Tribal Trust for the Flathead Indian Reservation

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary David L. Bernhardt signed Secretary’s Order 3390 and directed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to facilitate the transition of property related to the National Bison Range (NBR) to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).  The BIA will […]