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Friday, July 25, 2003

The Blackfeet Nation of Montana will meet with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to discuss policing on the reservation.

The BIA had taken over law enforcement duties in February in response to numerous problems. But the tribe recently started a new police force, prompting confusion that the sides hope to resolve with a cooperative agreement.

Get the Story:
BIA, tribe to develop police plan (The Great Falls Tribune 7/25)

Relevant Links:
Blackfeet Nation - http://www.blackfeetnation.com

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Blackfeet leaders call for separation of powers (05/05)
BIA takeover of police force praised, criticized (04/14)
Blackfeet Nation agrees to full BIA control (02/21)
Blackfeet Nation in talks with BIA on police force (2/20)
'Something needed to be done' about tribe's police (2/18)
BIA takes over Blackfeet Nation police force (2/17)
Mont. tribe's police force cleaned out (01/30)
Mont. tribal police force suspended (12/06)

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