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Federally recognized tribes are acknowledged under federal law as sovereign governments. As such, many tribal governments
have established law enforcement agencies designed to enforce tribal wildlife, fisheries, and conservation laws. Tribal
authority to enact and enforce tribal wildlife laws were upheld by the United States Supreme Court in New Mexico v. Mescalero
Apache Tribe, 462 US 324. These laws allow tribes to regulate hunting and fishing on tribal lands for subsistence and
recreation in ways designed to maintain sustainable fish and game populations and to protect tribal cultures. In certain
circumstances tribal wildlife laws can be incorporated into federal law and enforced as violations of federal law either under
18 USC 1165 or the Lacey Act, 16 USC 3371-3378.
TRIBAL WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
Bay Mills Indian Community Conservation Department
Cheyenne River Tribal Game, Fish & Parks Department
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fisheries Enforcement
Fond du Lac Tribal Conservation Enforcement
Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
Hopi Tribal Resources Enforcement Services
Hualapai Tribal Game & Fish Department
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska Fish & Wildlife Department
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Natural Resources Enforcement Department
Leech Lake Tribal Conservation Enforcement Department
Navajo Nation Wildlife Law Enforcement Section
Pueblo of Zuni Fish & Wildlife Department
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribal Conservation Wardens
Spirit Lake Nation Fish & Wildlife Department
Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Game & Fish Department
Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohican Tribal Conservation Department
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Natural Resource Department Rangers
1854 Treaty Authority
OTHER INTERESTING LINKS
National Bison Range
Native American Fish & Wildlife Society
Native.law
Tribal Police Links
US Department of Justice - Eagle Feather Policy
US Department of Justice - Eagle Feather Policy Fact Sheet
US Fish & Wildlife Service
US Fish & Wildlife Service - Law Enforcement
US Fish & Wildlife Service - National Eagle Repository
US Fish & Wildlife Service - Native American Policy
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