BIA here means the Bureau of Indian Affairs, an office of the United States government (under the Department of the Interior). It is the part of the government that has long handled official business with Native American tribes: land, money held for tribes, some schools, and government-to-government talks.

BIA here means the Bureau of Indian Affairs這裡的 BIA 指的是 Bureau of Indian Affairs（印第安事務局），an office of the United States government是美國政府的一個機構（under the Department of the Interior隸屬於內政部）。It is the part of the government that has long handled official business with Native American tribes它是政府裡長期負責跟美洲原住民部落打交道的單位：land, money held for tribes, some schools, and government-to-government talks像土地、幫部落保管的資金、一些學校，還有政府對政府的談判。

The name still uses Indian in the older US legal sense — Native American / American Indian — which many people now find dated, but it is the bureau’s real name. In US history and news, BIA is a formal abbreviation.

The name still uses Indian in the older US legal sense這個名字裡的 Indian 用的是美國舊法律裡的意思——Native American / American Indian就是美洲原住民——which many people now find dated現在很多人覺得這種說法過時了，but it is the bureau's real name但這就是這個機構真正的名字。In US history and news在美國歷史和新聞裡，BIA is a formal abbreviationBIA 是個正式的縮寫。

The office has a hard past: for many years it tried to control tribes rather than listen, including boarding schools that took children from their families. Native leaders have protested the BIA for a long time.

The office has a hard past這個機構有一段不好的過去：for many years it tried to control tribes rather than listen有很多年它想控制部落，而不是聽他們說話，including boarding schools that took children from their families包括把孩子從家人身邊帶走的寄宿學校。Native leaders have protested the BIA原住民領袖一直在抗議 BIA，for a long time已經很長一段時間了。

Other things can share the letters BIA; this entry is that bureau.

Other things can share the letters BIA其他東西也可能用 BIA 這幾個字母，this entry is that bureau這個詞條指的就是這個機構。