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Brent LaRocque

Brent LaRocque is a retired Supervising Special Agent. He is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and was raised in North Dakota. He received his B.S. in Criminal Justice from Minot State University in North Dakota and his M.P.A. from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. While a graduate student, he co-authored scholarly research in the social impact of Indian gaming. He also developed the first college course about the "History of Indian Policing in the United States."

He is the recipient of several Fellowships and scholarships. In 1992, he was awarded Graduate Teaching Assistant by the University of North Dakota. 1994, he was named "American Indian Ambassador" by Americans for Indian Opportunity. In 1999, he was awarded "John D. Pickett" fellowship by the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

He served as a law enforcement officer for 25 years with the Department of the Interior. In 1997, he was promoted to Supervising Special Agent and later served as Special Agent in Charge, Associate Director for the Internal Affairs Division, Associate Director for Operations. He served as Criminal Justice Fellow at the United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, North Dakota. He received many awards during his career including a Life Saving Award from the Ward County Sheriff in Minot, North Dakota.