There needs to be State jurisdiction over non-Indians who commit crimes against Indians.
We can't even do a tribal prosecution, because they have the evidence, we can't get it back.
It is clear to me that the Federal Government has responsibilities. It is clear to me the Federal Government is not meeting those responsibi...
I hope you will look at that authority more closely and assure that tribes can and will be able to carry out those functions.
I believe we have an obligation to ensure that our Native American communities have the resources they need.
I would hope that the Congress would look very clearly at why Artesia is in fact the lock-gate for those who enter into law enforcement on o...
I notified Senator Dorgan's staff and they got on it right away.
I followed up with a call to Senator Dorgan's aides, and they got me some answers right away.
The Tribal Law and Order Act is a critical step forward in addressing the needs of Indian Country.
When the Supreme Court took away the tribes' jurisdiction over non-Indians in 1978 in Oliphant, Justice Rehnquist essentially said, 'Don't w...
We can do a lot better than that, and I think we can do a lot better than that.