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Public safety, law enforcement, tribal justice systems and court cases affecting Native communities.
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Major Crimes Act
Funeral announced for father and son killed in Fort Berthold shooting
Federal and tribal police continue investigation, four suspects in custody
By Shaun Griswold
South Dakota
Oglala Sioux Tribe facing fairness questions over banishment law
The policy aims to combat crime on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, but its effectiveness and a lack of a clear appeals process are drawing questions
By Karin Eagle
Public Safety
Tribal leaders call for urgent action on public safety crisis
Oglala Sioux Tribe president: ‘We need results’
By Karin Eagle
MMIP
On the Blackfeet Reservation, families learn to search for their own missing relatives
As Indigenous people go missing and are murdered at disproportionately high rates, families learn forensic skills to find their own loved ones.
Nora Mabie and Lauren Miller, Montana Free Press
South Dakota
Oglala Sioux Tribe facing fairness questions over banishment law
The policy aims to combat crime on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, but its effectiveness and a lack of a clear appeals process are drawing questions
By Karin Eagle
Public Safety
Tribal leaders call for urgent action on public safety crisis
Oglala Sioux Tribe president: ‘We need results’
By Karin Eagle
MMIP
On the Blackfeet Reservation, families learn to search for their own missing relatives
As Indigenous people go missing and are murdered at disproportionately high rates, families learn forensic skills to find their own loved ones.
Nora Mabie and Lauren Miller, Montana Free Press
Shine
The Shine series explores limitations and solutions to government transparency in Indian Country.
Federal agencies and tribe partner to clear Pine Ridge Reservation’s ballistics testing backlog
Collaboration aims to move unsolved cases toward closure
John Hult, North Dakota Monitor
LBH
For Ethan One Feather, safety and security at 150th commemoration of Little Bighorn battle is top priority
Thousands of people, many on horses, expected to attend major historical and cultural event
By Brian Bull
Justice
Tribal law enforcement academy, requested by South Dakota, will be located in North Dakota
News comes as part of new push from BIA to address violent crime in tribal areas
John Hult, North Dakota Searchlight
MMIP
On national day of awareness, MMIP crisis takes center stage
Theater campaign involves dozens of Native organizations
By Brian Bull
Law & Justice
Tribal elder convicted of threatening federal employee receives probation
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe citizen Joseph Lafferty must agree to community service, other conditions
By Brian Bull
Justice
Standing Rock boy airlifted to hospital, student athletes charged with assault
Was there a culture of tolerance among school officials that allowed it to happen?
By Brian Bull
Explainer
Justice
No body, no crime? How prosecutors prove murder when a victim is missing
While proving a homicide without remains can be a challenge, conviction rates are high
By Jolan Kruse
Tribal Response
MMIP groups and tribal councils condemn violence by federal law enforcement
North and South Dakota tribes issue joint statement
By Jolan Kruse
Fatal Incident
Standing Rock man assaulted hours before death by train
Hoksila Running Bear was struck by a train following months of threats. His mother seeks answers
By Jolan Kruse
Justice
Chief deputy charged with unlawful arrests of Spirit Lake citizens to make court appearance Jan. 16
Travis Carlson was arrested in July following an investigation into the Benson County Sheriff’s Office
By Jolan Kruse
Justice
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe distances itself from former chair’s endorsement of Kristi Noem
Following recent immigration actions by ICE, Chairman Sitting Bear emphasizes Janet Alkire’s support for former South Dakota governor was solely her own
By Brian Bull
Justice
Native leaders in North Dakota urge use of tribal IDs, denounce ICE tactics
At least five Native people have been reportedly detained in Minneapolis by immigration authorities
Mary Steurer, North Dakota Monitor
Justice
Minneapolis Native community gathers in prayer after intense week of ICE activity
NDN Collective founder calls for tribal nations to work with city and state partners to ban ICE
By Darren Thompson
Security
FBI investigating two weekend murders on North Dakota reservations
Suspects apprehended in both cases
By Jolan Kruse
Community Organizing
Minneapolis Indigenous community organizes around ICE activity
‘We are under attack right now from our federal government’
By Darren Thompson
Year in Review
Reporters’ Notebook: The year that was
Buffalo’s Fire reporters reflect on their biggest stories of 2025
By Buffalo's Fire
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