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Title: Native American Drug and Gang Initiative NADGI

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Native American Drug and Gang Initiative(NADGI)

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What is NADGI?

A collaboration between the Wisconsin Tribal Law
Enforcement agencies and the Wisconsin Department
of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation
to combat drug and gang activity on the
Reservations

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Which Tribes are included?
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The Need

Joint investigations on the Lac Courte Oreilles
reservation (2004), Lac du Flambeau reservation
(2006-07), and Menominee reservation (2006-07)
indicated a need for something that would reach
outside of the reservation boundaries.
The arrests that resulted from the joint
investigations on the reservations indicated a
multi jurisdictional approach to combating drug
and gang activity was absolutely necessary.

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The Concept

The realization that a collaboration between
Tribal, local, county, state, and federal law
enforcement agencies became apparent.
With the help of the Wisconsin Division of
Criminal Investigation in early 2007, the Tribal
Chiefs began to discuss the formation of NADGI.

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Starting the Initiative

A Threat Assessment was completed with the
assistance of DCI.
As a result of the Threat Assessment, the
following was found
Reservations are closed societies and outside
agencies are usually unsuccessful in pursuing
drug or gang investigations
Drug trafficking between reservations is high
People engaging in drug and gang activity were
traveling between reservations and source cities

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Formation of the Initiative

In early 2007, NADGI became recognized as the
18th Wisconsin Multi Jurisdictional Drug
Enforcement Group.
DCI representatives met with the Tribal Chiefs
and offered access to ACISS to share
intelligence.
Once created, grant funds from the Wisconsin
Office of Justice Assistance was pursued.

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Funding

In mid 2007, OJA grant funds were awarded to
NADGI with Lac du Flambeau Police Department
acting as the fiduciary.
The funds were allocated for training, equipment,
supplies, and other expenses.

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Funding

NADGI has received a Methamphetamine Initiative
grant as a collaboration between the Tribes.
Each agency is responsible for the wages and
expenses that NADGI is unable to support.

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Mission

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NADGI Oversight Board

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Goals

Standardized training
Standardized report writing
Sustained funding
Collaboration between NADGI, local, county, state
and federal law enforcement agencies
Significant impact on drug and gang activity both
inter and intra tribal

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Challenges

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Training

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Benefits

Multi jurisdictional approach to combating and
reducing drug and gang activity
Standardized training for all Tribal Law
Enforcement Officers
Enhanced undercover work by moving Tribal LE
Officers from reservation to reservation
Collaborating with both Tribal and Non -Tribal
Law Enforcement agencies

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Benefits

Increased sharing of intelligence, not only
between Tribal Law Enforcement, but statewide
(ACISS)
Access to improved equipment
Increased resources (manpower and fiscal)
available to the reservations
Dedicated, professional liaisons on the
reservations

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Accomplishments

The first case was opened in August, 2007 using
Menominee and Oneida
Since then, there have been many more cases
opened
A NADGI officer was appointed to the Wisconsin
Narcotics Officers Association Board of Directors
in August, 2007

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Accomplishments

Education of community members about Gang and
Drug issues.
Other collaborations with Sheriff Departments
that serve reservations that dont have Tribal
Law Enforcement services.
Forest County (Potawatomi)

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Accomplishments