Ryan Rusche of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes legal department addressed councilmember son the implications of a withdrawal from Public Law 280 during a public hearing on Jan. 18. (Brett Berntsen/Lake County Leader)
January 26, 2017
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January 26, 2017 12:30 p.m.
Tribes discuss proposed law enforcement change
Lake County’s recent push to withdraw from an agreement to prosecute felony crimes involving tribal members on the Flathead Indian Reservation drew criticism last week, as officials with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes held a public hearing discussing the implications of the jurisdiction change.