The reluctance of federal agencies to prosecute certain felony crimes on reservations is well known in Indian Country, and there’s no shortage of academic and journalistic accounts on this topic. A good place to start is the book American Apartheid: The Native American Struggle for Self-Determination and Inclusion, by Stephanie Woodard. Other useful resources are American Indians, American Justice, by Vine Deloria Jr. and Clifford M. Lytle, and Braid of Feathers: American Indian Law and Contemporary Tribal Life, by Frank Pommersheim. Regarding opioids and heroin distribution systems, I’m
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