1. The Department of the Interior

2. What does the DOI do? The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is the responsible for: the management of federal lands conservation of most natural resources the administration of programs relating to American Indians Alaskan Natives Native Hawaiians territorial affairs insular areas of the United States

3. First considered by the 1 st US Congress in 1789, but those duties were placed in the Department of State Formed on March 3, 1849 by President James K. Polk Was in response to the Mexican-American War (1846-48) History

4. Land Acquired from the Mexican-American War

5. Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir The DOI grew tremendously during Teddy Roosevelt’s admin (1901-1908) The DOI has experienced some scandals Teapot Dome of 1921

6. Sally Jewell British-born American businesswoman Assumed office April 12, 2013 Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington Former president and CEO of REI Secretary

8. Questions ? The Department of the Interior