Post by Okwes on Feb 8, 2006 11:21:54 GMT -5
Tribes, state to cooperate on predatory offender registration
Tribes, state to cooperate on predatory offender registration
Indian reservations in Minnesota won't become safe havens for
predatory offenders to avoid registering with authorities, thanks to
cooperative agreements announced today by tribal leaders and Attorney
General Mike Hatch.
Last update: February 08, 2006 – 1:06 AM
www.startribune.com/587/story/231527.html
Indian reservations in Minnesota won't be places where predatory
offenders can avoid registering with authorities, thanks to
cooperative agreements announced Tuesday by tribal leaders and
Attorney General Mike Hatch.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled in July that the state has no
power to enforce civil registration requirements on American Indians
living on their reservations, which are considered sovereign nations.
Since then, most Minnesota tribes have taken steps to adopt
registration rules on their own and share lists with the state, Hatch
and tribal leaders said at a State Capitol news conference.
The ruling, which is being appealed to the Minnesota Supreme Court,
came in the case of a convicted kidnaper from Leech Lake. Since the
ruling, the Leech Lake council unanimously enacted a registration
ordinance, said George Goggleye Jr., tribal chairman.
The new ordinances and agreements will cover up to 75,000 of the
estimated 100,000 enrolled tribal members in Minnesota, Hatch said.
Of the more than 16,000 murderers, kidnapers and sex offenders
registered in the state, more than 600 are American Indians.
Tribes, state to cooperate on predatory offender registration
Indian reservations in Minnesota won't become safe havens for
predatory offenders to avoid registering with authorities, thanks to
cooperative agreements announced today by tribal leaders and Attorney
General Mike Hatch.
Last update: February 08, 2006 – 1:06 AM
www.startribune.com/587/story/231527.html
Indian reservations in Minnesota won't be places where predatory
offenders can avoid registering with authorities, thanks to
cooperative agreements announced Tuesday by tribal leaders and
Attorney General Mike Hatch.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled in July that the state has no
power to enforce civil registration requirements on American Indians
living on their reservations, which are considered sovereign nations.
Since then, most Minnesota tribes have taken steps to adopt
registration rules on their own and share lists with the state, Hatch
and tribal leaders said at a State Capitol news conference.
The ruling, which is being appealed to the Minnesota Supreme Court,
came in the case of a convicted kidnaper from Leech Lake. Since the
ruling, the Leech Lake council unanimously enacted a registration
ordinance, said George Goggleye Jr., tribal chairman.
The new ordinances and agreements will cover up to 75,000 of the
estimated 100,000 enrolled tribal members in Minnesota, Hatch said.
Of the more than 16,000 murderers, kidnapers and sex offenders
registered in the state, more than 600 are American Indians.