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The United States Indian Police Academy is the premier training delivery organization for Indian Country! Established as the U.S. Indian Police Training and Research Center, the Academy opened in Roswell, New Mexico, on the site of a former Air Force base on December 17, 1968. The Academy began training law enforcement officers from throughout the United States who serve tribal communities. The Academy soon expanded to provide specialized training for supervisors, juvenile officers, criminal investigators, and detention personnel. By 1971, the Academy was involved in assisting and/or conducting field in-service training as necessary for specialized subjects. Over the years, the Acadamy has been located in Brigham City, UT and Marana, AZ. In January 1993, the Academy relocated to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia, New Mexico, the current location of the Academy. The Indian Law Enforcement Officer Memorial was also relocated to the center. In 2020, the academy opened the Advanced Training Center (ATC) on Camp Grafton, North Dakota, to deliver specialized advanced training in criminal investigation, drug enforcement, and command school programs. The academy continues to coordinate training provided at FLETC-Glynco and exported to Indian Country departments.
Indian Country Police Officer Training Program (ICPOTP)
The Indian Country Police Officer Training Program (ICPOTP) is the basic training program for law enforcement officers who are charged with enforcing law, regulations, and violations on Indian and Tribal Lands. The ICPOTP is 13.5 weeks in length and contains 575.5 hours of instruction and 22 hours of administrative time, for a program total of 597.50 hours. The ICPOTP is designed to progressively develop law enforcement officers with core courses in report writing, court testimony, federal and tribal criminal law and application, emergency response driving, basic marksmanship, drugs of abuse, human trafficking, domestic violence, victim services, community policing, arrest techniques, and other law enforcement duties in Indian Country. The training also includes conducting laboratory and practical exercise in simulated field settings.
ICPOTP Requirements:
- Must have successfully met background investigation/adjudication requirements.
- Must have been employed by a recognized law enforcement program as a police officer/criminal investigator OR conservation enforcement officer, with full powers of arrest in federal or tribal jurisdiction.
- Applicant is at least 21 years of age (or in case of tribal police, applicant will be 21 years of age by the completion of the basic training program)
- Applicant has successfully passed a medical examination and has an OF-178 on file.
ICPOTP Training Schedule *note: dates are subject to change
- July 15, 2024 – October 11, 2024
- October 21, 2024 – January 27, 2025
- January 6, 2025 – April 7, 2025
- April 7, 2025 – July 8, 2025
- July 14, 2025 – October 10, 2025
- April 6, 2025 - May 17,2025
- July 13, 2025 - August 23,2025
For more information regarding ICPOTP, please email usipatraining@bia.gov
Indian Country Corrections Officer Training Program (ICCOTP)
Indian Country Corrections Officer Training Program (ICCOTP) is designed to educate BIA and Tribal Correctional Officers with basic techniques while assigned to a facility on federal or tribal lands. The program is designed to develop skills and core competencies of correctional officers in preparation of working in correctional environment. It includes instructor led classroom instruction and physical fitness courses to strengthen officer safety and security. The program achieves the BIA training standard for BIA and Tribal Correctional Officers. ICCOTP consists of four written exams, labs, and practical exercises. ICCOTP is six weeks in length. By the end of the sixth week, ICCOTP will complete 252 hours of correctional officer training evaluated by written examinations, hands-on labs, and pass/fail practical exercises. Complete courses in Policy and Procedures, Correctional Security, Use of Force, Communication, Intake Procedures, Rights of Inmates, Suicide Prevention, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), Medication Protocols, Drug Awareness, Interviewing, Defensive Tactics, Baton, CPR, OC, and more. They successfully completed 10 hours of legal subjects, 24 hours of physical fitness, and 7.2 mile Rattlesnake Run.
ICCOTP Requirements:
- Applicant is 18 years of age.
- Must have a current VALID driver’s license.
- Must have successfully met background investigation/adjudication requirements.
- Must be employed by a recognized Tribal Corrections Program in a Corrections position or a BIA Corrections facility.
ICCOTP Training Schedule *note: dates are subject to change
- October 7, 2024 - November 19, 2024
- January 6, 2025 - February 18, 2025
- April 7, 2025 - May 16, 2025
- July 14, 2025 - August 22, 2025
For more information regarding ICCOTP, please email usipatraining@bia.gov
Basic Telecommunications Operator Training Program (BTOTP) – VIRTUAL
The United States Indian Police Academy in partnership with APCO, developed an online course to meet the needs of Dispatchers in Indian Country. Participants will need a laptop or desktop with internet access, as well as a webcam, microphone, and speakers for the duration of the course. Students will receive a registration link and must create an online profile to log in. Throughout the program, students are required to complete the course rules, course evaluation, and final exam via the online platform. At the end of each week, students will have the opportunity to take the final exam, which must be completed within 48 hours of the course conclusion. Upon passing, students will receive a certificate and must provide a copy to the training specialist. Students are not permitted to miss more than 10% of any course.
- Career Introduction & Stress Management
- Communication Skills & Call Processing
- Telephony & NextGen 9-1-1
- CAD & Radio Communications
- Liability & NIMS Incident Command
- Role & History of Law Enforcement
- Call Processing & Dispatch Procedures
- Pursuits, Officer Needs, & Crime Classifications
- Emerging Technologies & Counterterrorist
- NIMS & Law Enforcement Operations
Both courses are designed to strengthen telecommunicator effectiveness, ensuring safety and efficiency in law enforcement and public safety communications.
BTOTP Training Schedule:
- April 14-25, 2025
- July 7-18, 2025
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August 11-15, 2025
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Basic Police Officer Bridge Training Program (BPOBTP)
The Basic Police Officer Bridge Training Program consists of Federal Law, 4th Amendment, Use of force and Indian Country Criminal Jurisdiction. The Bridge training program also covers BIA specific courses, Missing Persons, Arrest Techniques, Defensive tactics, Children/elderly abuse, high risk traffic stops, understanding of the BIA weapons qualification.
BPOBTP Bridge Requirements:
- Must have completed a recognized police officer training program.
- Must have been employed as a sworn police officer and not have been out of employment as a sworn officer exceeding three (3) years.
- Must submit curriculum and hours of training documentation.
- The Academy reviews the completed content specific to the core standards of the BIA Indian Country Police Officer Training Program. The content of the curriculum must meet the minimum core federal training requirements for the BIA Office of Justice Services.
BPOBTP Training Schedule
- October 2025: TBA
For more information regarding BPOBTP, please email usipatraining@bia.gov
United States Indian Police Academy – Advanced Training Center
Devils Lake, North Dakota
The Advanced Training Center is located on the North Dakota Nation Guard – Camp Grafton Training Center located South of Devils Lake, North Dakota and just North of Fort Totten, North Dakota. For further information regarding Exports, Virtual classes or classes at USIPA-ATC, please contact Training Specialist Jani Adams at jani.adams@bia.gov
Advanced Training Center Training Calendar
*Dates are subject to change*
February 2025
10-13,2025 New Mexico Tech - RBI-PBI-DART- Homemade Explosives: Awareness, Recognition and Response
18, 2025 NamUS
24-28, 2025 Virtual Background Investigations & Adjudication
March 2025
10-14, 2025 Indian Country Jail Administration
17-21, 2025 Public Safety Dispatcher In-Service- ATC
17-21, 2025 Corrections In-Service - Olympia, WA
24-28, 2025 Basic Narcotics Investigations Course-ATC
April 2025
14-18, 2025 Export: Corrections In-Service- Hualapai Tribal Corrections
15-17, 2025 Leadership in Crisis Training Program (LICTP)- ATC
21-25, 2025 Pathfinder Level II: Interview & Interrogation (AILETP)- ATC
May 2025
5-9, 2025 Pathfinder Level I: Foundations- ATC
12-16, 2025 BIA/OJS Practical Leadership Course- ATC
29-30, 2025 Advanced Criminal Interdiction- ATC
June 2025
9-13, 2025 Pathfinder Level II: ATV/UTV Instructor Course (12 Students)- ATC
10-12, 2025 Detention Facility Policies & Procedures - Crownpoint, NM
17-19, 2025 IAD Investigations Training Program – BIA Supervisors- ATC
24-26, 2025 BIA Evidence Management Training Course
July 2025
7-18, 2025 Use of Force Instructor Training Program- ATC
21 - 25, 2025 Backcountry Tactical Tracking Training Program
29-31, 2025 Detention Guidelines - Kayenta, AZ
August 2025
4-8, 2025 Pathfinder II: Advanced Crime Scene Course- ATC
18-22, 2025 Corrections In-Service - Bemidji, MN
26-28, 2025 Basic Tactical Medical Instructor Training Program (BTMITP)
September 2025
8-12, 2025 Advanced Criminal Interdiction & Human Trafficking in Indian Country- ATC
15-19, 2025 Pathfinder Level III: Commanding Pathfinder Operations- ATC
22-26, 2025 Police Officer In-Service Course- ATC
22-26, 2025 Corrections In-Service - Albuquerque, NM
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