In 1869 the US Indian Agent to the Sac and Fox and Iowa Tribes appointed American Indians as policemen. This is the first record of a federally sponsored Indian police force and was the first of the Indian Agency Police.
The appointment of American Indians as policemen in 1869 by the US Indian Agent for the Sac and Fox and Iowa tribes signifies the beginning of a government-sponsored program to employ Native Americans as law enforcement officers. This event is significant because it marks the first documented instance of such a system.