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flag South Dakota funds 13-week police training for tribal recruits, certifying 13 officers and advancing tribal-state law enforcement collaboration.

flag South Dakota is expanding tribal law enforcement cooperation by offering a priority 13-week police certification course each summer, funded with $175,000, to help tribal recruits overcome past barriers to training. flag The initiative, launched under former Governor Kristi Noem’s funding, has already certified 13 tribal officers and aims to strengthen joint operations through in-state training. flag State officials emphasize voluntary, request-based assistance, respecting tribal jurisdiction, while the State-Tribal Affairs Committee supports a federal tribal academy in the Great Plains and plans 2026 legislation to formally recognize tribal officers under state law, including felony protections for assaults.

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