Indian agency police

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Indian agency police were policemen hired by the United States government’s Indian agents during the late 19th and early 20th century, it was assigned to members of American Indian tribes. It was the duty of Indian agency police to enforce federal laws, the laws of the state where their reservation was located, and the terms of the federal treaties with their tribal authority.

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