Department of the Interior

noun

1. the department of the U.S. federal government charged with the conservation and development of the natural resources of the U.S. and its possessions. : DOI

Department of the Interior

1. A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the National Park Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and a variety of programs designed to preserve natural resources in the United States and its territories and possessions in the Pacific Ocean .

Example Sentences

In July, the US Department of the Interior released a report on the boarding school system, saying that close to 19,000 Native American children were sent to the schools.

From NewsForKids.net

Department of the Interior, which said “the term has historically been used as an offensive ethnic, racial, and sexist slur, particularly for Indigenous women.”

From Los Angeles Times

Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior.

From Los Angeles Times

Department of the Interior threatening to sue if Sable is not required to submit updated development plans for its oil and gas leases.

From Los Angeles Times

Department of the Interior, to be held in trust for the Puyallup tribal government for its governance on behalf of tribal members.

From Seattle Times