Pursuing reforms and parity for Alaska's native communities and American tribes

At this week's Indian and Insular Affairs subcommittee, we received testimony from tribal leaders and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) officials regarding a variety of bills that seek to permit tribal law enforcement officers standing as federal law enforcement under certain circumstances, as well as other reforms to provide greater autotomy to Alaska Native communities and adjust land status for the Jamul Indian Village in San Diego County.