Tribal Law Enforcement Academy, Requested by South Dakota, Will Be Located in North Dakota

Noem Bounces, Burgum Pounces, Brings Tribal Police Academy to North Dakota

Last fall, the State-Tribal Relations Committee asked the Legislature to push the Department of Homeland Security to establish a tribal police academy in South Dakota. The 2026 Legislature passed a resolution (HCR 6001) to that effect, over the objection of a few ICEy wingnuts who probably don’t want the thin blue line getting tinged with red. But Kristi Noem, who as Secretary of Homeland Security showed was really good at speeding Department do…

Tribal law enforcement academy, requested by South Dakota, will be located in North Dakota

Tribal police recruits in North Dakota will soon have an option for basic training through the Bureau of Indian Affairs that’s closer to home.

Tribal law enforcement academy to be located in North Dakota

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Tribal police recruits in North Dakota will soon have an option for basic training through the Bureau of Indian Affairs that’s closer to home. Camp Grafton, a North Dakota National Guard base near Devils Lake, is currently the site of advanced law enforcement training for the BIA. It’s now set to host basic law enforcement training for BIA recruits, as well as for recruits from local tribal police depar…