A dozen police cadets from nine tribal nations set to graduate today from North Dakota federal police training center
Group is the first to complete new basic training programs at Camp Grafton
Shaun Griswold
Twelve tribal law enforcement officers from Wisconsin, Nebraska, Wyoming, Washington and North Dakota are the first class to complete basic training at Camp Grafton’s Indian Country Police Officer Training Program.
Recruits must complete the 14-week course in order to work as police with the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, which oversees law enforcement operations across Indian Country. Until now, that training was only offered at the federal law enforcement training facility in New Mexico.
The Camp Grafton training gives cadets an opportunity to complete their work closer to home, federal and tribal officials told the North Dakota Monitor. There, cadets take part in core law enforcement classes like report writing, court testimony, emergency response driving, marksmanship and an introduction to the web of jurisdictions that make up policing in Indian Country.
The training started after congressional funding was secured in 2020 by North Dakota Senator John Hoeven.
The next cadet class begins training at Camp Grafton on Oct 5.
- 1.Michael Achterling. First tribal police recruits set to graduate from basic training in North Dakota. North Dakota Monitor, .
- 2.Current training opportunities. Indian Police Academy.
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