Mitakuye Oyasın (We Are All Related)

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  Mitakuye Oyasın (We Are All Related)

  In addressing the challenges facing the Lakota people on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, the Oglala Sioux Tribe embraces Akicita; a community-based approach to public safety that has been a part of the Lakota people for centuries. The Akicita are the guardians. Akicita is a shared responsibility among all community members. Akicita is community policing. For the Lakota people there is hope for the future in remembering the past.

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  Law Enforcement Spotlight: Mitakuye Oyasin (we are all related) - The intersection of cultural beliefs and community policing with the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety

  The Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) releases a short film depicting the role of community policing in the Oglala Sioux tribal community.

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