formed on March 11, 1824, by Secretary of War Jhon C. Calhoun, who created the agency as a Division within his Department, without Aurthor -ization from the U.S Congress. He appointed Mckenney as the first head of office, witxh went by several names
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is an administration of the United States federal government that administers the specific rights granted to American Indian minorities. This administration originally dependent on the War Department was founded on March 11, 1824 and placed under the supervision of the Department of the Interior from 1849.
