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Supposedly the BIA (Bureua of Indian Affairs). However, the BIA Refuses to account for the billions of dollars it holds "in trust" (funds) for Native Americans; it also refuses to release any records; and what little information that can be squeezed out of them about this money shows that they have lost most of it. This agency has also admitted to committing acts of Genocide against Indians, over the last 200 years. If asked I think most, if not all, Native Americans would say the BIA needs to be shot; and some need to be tortured to death in very slow ways. So while this agency purports to represent Native Americans, it in truth is perfect example of why Native Americans hate the US Government.

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