tribal police
Indigenous community enforcement
Tribal police are law enforcement agencies operating on Native American reservations or tribal lands in the United States.
They have jurisdiction over crimes committed on reservation territory and enforce both tribal law and, depending on agreements, federal or state law.
The tribal police responded to the call within minutes.
Their authority and relationship to other law enforcement varies by tribe and jurisdiction.
- crime preventionStopping offenses before occurrence
- missing personsUnlocated individuals sought by authorities
- domestic violenceAbuse between household members
- investigationsSystematic searches for truth
- drug enforcementPolicing illegal substances
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- Navajohogan, hogans, Navajo weaving, turquoise jewelry, Monument Valley
- tribal servicesgaming revenue, traditional healing, heritage preservation, language programs, language revival
- Blackfeet ReservationBrowning, health clinic, casino
- Flathead ReservationSalish, reservation land, Ronan, Pablo, Dixon
- Indigenous Justicevillage councils, elder councils, peacemaking, restorative justice, healing circles
- Pine RidgePine Ridge, Oglala, Lakota, Wounded Knee, Red Cloud
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Elected local law enforcer
state police · FBI · municipal police · city police · federal agents
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Nationwide law enforcement agency
state police · national guard · military police · metropolitan police