Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland addresses the National Congress of American Indians on February 13, 2024.

Newland, a citizen of the Bay Mills Indian Community, is a political appointee at the Department of the Interior, the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities in Indian Country. In that role, he oversees the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education and the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration.

Newland spoke at NCAI’s executive council winter session in Washington, D.C.

“That’s a lot of money”: Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland (Bay Mills Indian Community) says Department of the Interior has spent $1.4 billion on Indian businesses under the Buy Indian Act. @NCAI1944 @AsstSecNewland @USIndianAffairs @Interior #ECWS2024 pic.twitter.com/n6yCViNlQi

— indianz.com (@indianz) February 13, 2024

Learn more about the $1.4 billion in contracts awarded to Indian Economic Enterprises in fiscal year 2023 and improvements in the Buy Indian Act from @USIndianAffairs. @NCAI1944 @AsstSecNewland #ECWS2024

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— indianz.com (@indianz) February 13, 2024