Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation Police

Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation Police Information

The Lummi people are the Lhaq'temish. They are the first people to live on Washington's northernmost coast and in southern British Columbia. On the shores and seas of Puget Sound, we have toiled, struggled, and celebrated life for thousands of years. We are gatherers, gatherers, and harvesters of nature's bounty.

Tribe: Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation

Phone: 360-312-2000

Physical Address:
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation Police
2565 Kwina Road
Bellingham, WA 98226

Mailing Address (personal mail):
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Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation Police
2565 Kwina Road
Bellingham, WA 98226-9221

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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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