Memorandum ofAgreement 

Between 

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe 

and the 

Multijurisdictional Reentry Services Team 

WHEREAS the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services 

Standing Rock Agency, the South Dakota Department of Corrections, the North Dakota Department 

of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the South Dakota Unified Judicial System, the North Dakota US 

Probation and Pretrial Services, the South Dakota US Probation and Pretrial Services, the South 

Dakota Department of Tribal Relations, the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission, the North 

Dakota US Attorney's Office, and the South Dakota US Attorney's Office share common interests in 

the successful reentry of Tribal Members; and 

WHEREAS, these common interests include, improving public safety, reducing recidivism, 

creating a sustainable transition and reentry process that engages the Standing Rock community 

and stakeholders who can promote and support the offender reintegration into Tribal 

Communities; and 

WHEREAS, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Multijurisdictional Reentry Services Team 

stand to mutually benefit from increased communication and cooperation across the spectrum of 

their common interest; and 

WHEREAS, there are opportunities to work collaboratively to develop and implement Native 

American culturally founded and evidence-based strategies that will support Tribal Members 

returning to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation from incarceration; and 

WHEREAS, the agencies agree to collaborate utilizing existing resources, programs and services to 

enhance public safety by reducing recidivism through successful community reintegration; and to 

create a sustainable Native American Reentry Program that ensures coordinated culturally 

founded services and supervision for offenders released from correctional facilities; and 

WHEREAS, a systematic review of common issues and the creation of a reentry model for a 

reservation that spans across two states and multiple jurisdictions has never before been 

accomplished. 

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs Office of Justice Services Standing Rock Agency, the South Dakota Department of 

Corrections, the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the South Dakota 

Unified Judicial System, the North Dakota US Probation and Pretrial Services, the South Dakota US 

Probation and Pretrial Services, the South Dakota Department of Tribal Relations, the North 

Dakota Indian Affairs Commission, the North Dakota US Attorney's Office, and the South Dakota US 

Attorney's Office take the following steps: 

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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Multijurisdictional Reentry Services Team 
1. Pledge to create a new level of communication and cooperation that will share information 

and promote understanding of issues and opportunities, with an initial focus on creating 

strategies to reduce recidivism and other stated goals; 

2. Agree to meet as necessary to review issues and find opportunities for joint cooperation 

and benefit in order to bring systems into alignment and rethink operations and priorities 

based on shared goals; 

3. Create a Multijurisdictional Reentry Services Team Charter with a set of concepts and skills 

to provide focus and clearly define the team and will include at a minimum, the Team 

purpose and mission, measurable/verifiable goals and objectives, and operating 

guidelines; 

4. Appoint officials and representatives to serve as principal points of liaison for policy 

purposes on specific topics, the sharing of information, the efforts to maximize resources 

and to make reallocation decisions; 

5. Work in consultation with key federal agencies that will serve the Multijurisdictional 

Reentry Services Team in an Advisory capacity. Those agencies will include: The North 

Dakota United States Attorney's Office, the South Dakota United States Attorney's Office, 

the North Dakota United States Probation and Pretrial Services and the South Dakota 

United States Probation and Pretrial Services. 

This Memorandum will remain in effect until renegotiated by authorized representatives from the 

participating agencies. This Memorandum shall be reviewed as necessary, not less than once every 

year. This Memorandum may be amended if mutually agreed upon and approved by authorized 

representatives of the participating agencies. Such changes shall be incorporated as a written 

amendment to this Memorandum. 

This Memorandum of Agreement does not create any right or cause of action enforceable by third 

parties, nor does it waive, limit or diminish the sovereign immunity of the Standing Rock Sioux 

Tribe. It is a definite expression and record of the purpose and intention of the Parties, to which 

each honorably pledge themselves. 

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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Multijurisdictional Reentry Services Team 
Dave Archambault II Date 

Chairman, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe 

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David Lawrence 

Chief of Police, BIA OJS Standing Rock A ncy 

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S artment of Corrections 

Leann Bertsch Date 

ND Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 

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Greg Sattizahn Date 

South,.~alo/Unified Judicial System 

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Wade Warren Date 

North Dakota US Probation and Pretrial Services 

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South Dakota US Probation and Pretrial Services 

mission 

Christopher Myers 

Acting US Attorney, District of North Dakota 

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Assistant US Atto rney, Tribal Liaison, District of South Dakota 

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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Multijurisdictional Reentry Services Team 

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