168: : Part 2, Earl Cowan - Police Chief, Swinomish Indian Tribe

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🗓️ 29 October 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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This week, Murph talks with Earl Cowan, a former police officer at the University of Central FL, and now the Chief of Police for the Swinomish Tribe in northern Washington state. While recounting some humorous law enforcement stories, they discuss the complexities of tribal law enforcement, including the authority and jurisdiction of tribal police, the importance of collaboration with local and federal law enforcement agencies, and the unique challenges faced by indigenous communities, particularly regarding substance abuse and mental health. Earl emphasizes the significance of building trust within the community and the need for law enforcement to prioritize their own mental health and wellness.

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0:24.6	UK slash ad-free podcasts to catch up on the latest episodes without the ads. Okay, welcome back for the second part of our interview with Earl Cohen, who is the chief of police with, let me see if I get this right, the Swinamish tribal community.
0:55.2	Did I get it right?
0:56.6	You did.
0:57.6	Look at me.
0:58.6	Every once in a while I'll do something right and that is not very often, I'll be honest with you. From our first section we had
1:04.5	talked about you being a university police officer at the University of Central
1:08.5	Florida right here in Orlando go nights I got to go to one their football
1:11.5	games last year but it was against West Virginia University
1:16.1	guys, so my wife and I got to go, and we actually got to sit in the owners box.
1:19.7	So it was a very nice honor in a mountaineers one sorry nights, but I'll support you now.
1:26.1	You know not sure why West Virginia and UCF are in the Big 12 conference, but what's going on with NCAA football that's a whole different
1:35.5	story of that but as we talk about your you see if you had the authority to
1:40.4	investigate capital crimes and she said absolutely you did and then during our break you
1:46.6	mentioned that that is another area there where you are now on tribal lands on Native American lands and so tell us a little bit about that.
1:56.0	What are your authorities? Where do they come from? Are you authorized by the United States government,
2:01.0	by the state government of Washington State, how all that works.
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