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Bureau of Indian Affairs, located in Washington, D.C., is the administers and manages more than 55 million-acres of land, held in trust by the United States government, for American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives. There are more than 560 federal recognized tribal governments in the U.S.. The agency s responsibility includes developing forestlands, leasing assets on these lands, directing agricultural programs, protecting water and land rights, developing and maintaining infrastructure, and economic development. Its areas of development include education, law enforcement, self-determination, economic development, social services, energy and trust. Bureau of Indian Affairs provides education services to more than 48,000 Indian students.