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Michael Sainato

Montana tribes sue US over lack of police funds: ‘They’ve been neglecting us for over 23 years’

Native American dancers on the Fort Belknap reservation on 9 August 2018.
Native American dancers on the Fort Belknap reservation in 2018. Photograph: Amy Toensing/Getty Images

The Fort Belknap reservation in Montana has sued the federal government over lack of funding for police resources on the vast, 1,042 sq mile reservation that has undermined the existing police force’s ability to provide basic services.

The lawsuit was filed in October after a request for $5.3m in funding, a $3.8m increase, was denied.

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