The Oglala Sioux tribe has presented the Bureau of Indian Affairs with a three-part plan for maintaining peace on the Pine Ridge Reservation, the Associated Press reports.
The tribal police force has been short staffed Since August 12, when nearly 30 police officers resigned or were relieved of duty after a scuffle that broke out between some members of the tribe's executive board and police at a council meeting. In the wake of those staffing shortages, the BIA sent 25 officers from throughout the country to supplement the remaining tribal police force and added another 10 officers this week.
Pat Ragsdale, director of the BIA's Office of Justice Services, said he will review the proposal and continue to work with the tribe.
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