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{{Redirect|USDOI|the precursor to the FBI|Federal Bureau of Investigation{{!}}United States Division of Investigation}}The '''[[Department of the Interior]]''' ('''DOI''') is an [[United States federal executive departments|executive department]] of the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. federal government]] responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources. It also administers programs relating to [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, territorial affairs, and insular areas of the United States, as well as programs related to historic preservation. About 75% of federal public land is managed by the department, with most of the remainder managed by the [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]]'s [[United States Forest Service|Forest Service]]. The department was created on March 3, 1849. It is headquartered at the Main Interior Building, located at 1849 C Street NW in [[Washington, D.C.]]