for i am robert bryant, chairman of the southeastern tribes law enforcement committee.i have lived my entire career as a law enforcement officer on tribal land which has provided me with a strong understanding of the uniqueness and challenges as an officer working in the indian country. the men and women serving as police officers across indian country are often asked to perform duties and responsibilities outside the norm of the profession due to inadequate resources. as police officers, we perform these additional duties with limited resources and training coming at the expense of the overall wellness, safety and family needs of the officer. when looking at tribal law enforcement agencies across the nation it is typical to have only one officer per shift with a ratio of not more than two officers per one thousand residents. we violent crime across indian country double and sometimes triple the national average, tribal officers safety is a big concern to happen address our issues of low staffing and inadequate resources we continue to work to establish mule aid compact

next we will hear from robert bryant chief penobscot nation. >> grachb. again my name is robert bryant, chief and chairman of southeastern tribes law enforcement committee. i have lived my entire career as a law enforcement officer on tribal lands, which provided me with a strong understanding of uniqueness and challenges of an officer in indian country. men and women serving as police officers across indian country are asked to perform duties and responsibilities outside the the norm of the profession due to inadequate resources. as police officers we perform these additional duties with limited training, resources, or compensation. this often comes at the expense of overall wellness safety and family needs of the officer. when looking at tribal law enforcement agencies across the nation, it is typical to have only one officer per ship with a ratio of not more than two officers per 1,000 residents. with violent crime across indian country double and sometimes triple the national average tribal officer safety is concern due to low staffing issues. to addr

my name is robert bryant chairman of the law enforcement eastern tribes law enfores month committee. i've lived my entire career as law enforcement officer on tribal lands. this provided me as unique challenges working in indian country. men and women are often asked to perform duties and responsibility outside norm of profession due to inadequate resources. as police officers we perform these additional duties with limited training resources, or compensation. this often comes at expense of the overall wellness safety and family needs of the officer. when looking at tribal law enforcement agencies across the nation, it is typical to have only one officer per shift with ratio of not more than two officers per 1000 residents. with violent crime across indian country double and sometimes triple the national average, tribal officers safety is of great concern due to the reality of these low staffing ratios. to help address our issues of low staffing and inadequate resources we continue to work to establish mutually aid compacts with local, county and state agencies to assist our officers