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Faced with the threat of forced relocation by European colonisers, a group of S'Klallam communities along the eastern end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca purchased a tract of 210 acres (0.85 km2) and established a community near Dungeness named "Jamestown" in honour of village leader James Balch. This was a noteworthy accomplishment given that Native Americans were legally prohibited from purchasing property at the time. Despite repeated demands to migrate to reservations, and in the absence of the Federal financial help that such relocation would have provided, the Jamestown band preserved its independent society and created a strong economic basis.
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Tribe: Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe

Phone: 360-683-1109

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 Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Jail
1033 Old Blyn Hwy
Sequim, WA 98382

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Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Jail
1033 Old Blyn Hwy
Sequim, WA 98382

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Faced with the threat of forced relocation by European colonisers, a group of S'Klallam communities along the eastern end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca purchased a tract of 210 acres (0.85 km2) and established a community near Dungeness named "Jamestown" in honour of village leader James Balch. This was a noteworthy accomplishment given that Native Americans were legally prohibited from purchasing property at the time. Despite repeated demands to migrate to reservations, and in the absence of the Federal financial help that such relocation would have provided, the Jamestown band preserved its independent society and created a strong economic basis.
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Understanding US Bureau of Indian Affairs

Because the legal system in ‘Indian Country’ operates outside of the legal jurisdiction of the cities, counties and states where the individual Indian Reservations are located, and the land is wholly owned and governed by the Tribes, the jails and detention centers on those lands are maintained and run by the individual Tribes. The police that provide the security and enforce the laws and the courts that mete out justice are also controlled by the individual Tribes.

There are over 90 jails and detention centers throughout Indian Country, of which, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of Justice Services (OJS) staffs and operates a quarter of these facilities. The remainder are operated by Tribes through the PL 93-638, Self-Governance Compacts and a few are fully funded and operated by a tribe. Each jail is unique in operation and location.

Indian Reservation and Tribal laws also fall under the legal jurisdiction of the federal government. If a federal law has been broken, the Department of Justice may get involved. In that case, a convicted person from a crime committed on Indian Lands may be required to serve their time within the BOP (Federal Bureau of Prisons).

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