The Bureau of Indian Affairs was first lodged in the Department of the Interior, moved to the War Department during the "Indian Wars," and then moved back to the Interior Department.

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The Bureau of Indian Affairs was originally created as part of the War Department in 1824, reflecting the military's role in Indian affairs at the time, and was transferred to the Department of the Interior when it was established in 1849. It did not move back and forth between the departments as suggested.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs Was First Lodged in the Department