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Brevig Mission is a small Alaskan village, located on the Seward Peninsula. Primarily inhabited by indigenous Inupiaq people, it has a rich cultural history deeply intertwined with subsistence hunting and traditional practices. Brevig Mission gained international recognition due to its association with the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. The village was hard-hit, losing a significant portion of its population. Today, it remains a tight-knit community with a focus on preserving its cultural heritage and sustaining its traditional way of life through activities like whaling and fishing. Despite its historical challenges, Brevig Mission continues to thrive as a resilient Arctic community.
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Tribe: Native Village of Brevig Mission

Phone: 907-642-4301

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 Native Village of Brevig Mission Jail
101 Mission Street
Brevig Mission, AK 99785

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Native Village of Brevig Mission Jail
P.O. Box 85039
Brevig Mission, AK 99785

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Because the legal system in ‘Indian Country’ operates outside of the legal jurisdiction of the cities, counties and states where the individual Indian Reservations are located, and the land is wholly owned and governed by the Tribes, the jails and detention centers on those lands are maintained and run by the individual Tribes. The police that provide the security and enforce the laws and the courts that mete out justice are also controlled by the individual Tribes.

There are over 90 jails and detention centers throughout Indian Country, of which, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of Justice Services (OJS) staffs and operates a quarter of these facilities. The remainder are operated by Tribes through the PL 93-638, Self-Governance Compacts and a few are fully funded and operated by a tribe. Each jail is unique in operation and location.

Indian Reservation and Tribal laws also fall under the legal jurisdiction of the federal government. If a federal law has been broken, the Department of Justice may get involved. In that case, a convicted person from a crime committed on Indian Lands may be required to serve their time within the BOP (Federal Bureau of Prisons).

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