Indian Affairs Announces Return of Jurisdiction to Skokomish Nation
November 26, 2024
November 26, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024:
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs today announced that the Department of the Interior has accepted retrocession to the United States of partial criminal jurisdiction over the Skokomish Nation from the State of Washington. The Tribe worked with the State of Washington and the Department to reassume jurisdiction . . .
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs today announced that the Department of the Interior has accepted retrocession to the United States of partial criminal jurisdiction over the Skokomish Nation from the State of Washington. The Tribe worked with the State of Washington and the Department to reassume jurisdiction . . .