BOISE, Idaho (AP) – After failing to win concessions in the 2011 Legislature, Idaho Indians are seeking to expand their on-reservation police power over non-tribal members.

The Spokesman-Review (http://bit.ly/oCHUM9 ) reports the Coeur d'Alene, Shoshone-Bannock and Nez Perce tribes are working with federal officials on a package to federalize tribal police.

That would give officers the authority to issue citations to non-tribal members on the reservation for some minor offenses – with federal court backing.

Lawmakers this year rejected the Coeur d'Alene Tribe's push for a state-backed cross-deputization plan for tribal officers.

That's amid a dustup with Benewah County, which had canceled a local law-enforcement agreement with the tribe in 2007.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Dale in Boise told the newspaper that extending federal authority to Idaho tribes would help mitigate law-enforcement gaps on reservations.

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Information from: The Spokesman-Review, http://www.spokesman.com