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Indian agency police were policemen hired by the Indian Agent assigned to an American Indian tribe. Many tribes had no recognizable governments and therefore no tribal laws. On these reservations, the Indian Agent hired tribal members to effect law and order according to Federal, agency, and treaty rules. These were considered federally appointed policemen. The Indian police that killed Sitting Bull were of this kind SEE ALSO REFERENCES
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