Christopher M. Grant, M.A.
National Native American Gang Specialist
Rapid City, SD 57702
(605) 431-6520
nativegangs@gmail.com
Professional Profile
Captain Christopher M. Grant (ret) is the former Chief of Detectives of the Rapid
City (SD) Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division and the former commander
of the Rapid City Area Gang Task Force. He retired from active law enforcement in 2004
after serving his community for 27 years. Mr. Grant is a graduate of the University of
South Dakota (USD) with a Master's Degree in Political Science and a graduate of the 181st
session of the FBI National Academy.
Mr. Grant is a nationally recognized authority on Native American street gang and
prison gang trends. He has worked with law enforcement, educators and community
leaders in 65 tribal communities, providing gang assessments and training programs to
assist in recognizing, understanding and addressing gang activity in Indian Country. Mr.
Grant also frequently speaks at regional and national law enforcement conferences and
seminars regarding the Indian Country gang issue.
Aside from working directly with tribal entities, Mr. Grant has also provided
consulting and training services for:
The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC)
The Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention (OJJDP)
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP)
The U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ)
The U.S. Marshals Service (USM)
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
The Multi-Jurisdictional Counter-Drug Task Force (MCTFT)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)
The Indian Health Service (IHS)
Numerous other public and private entities and organizations
Mr. Grant maintains his law enforcement certification as a Reserve Special Agent
for the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation.
NATIVE AMERICAN STREET AND PRISON GANGS
ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
The gang subculture affects every race and ethnicity within the U.S., and the Native
American population is no exception. Gang activity is increasingly occurring among Native
Americans residing not only in Indian Country, but in non-tribal urban and rural
communities as well.
This training program examines the growth and proliferation of the gang subculture as it
relates specifically to Indian Country, as well as to urban-based Native Americans. The
program discusses the historical and sociological factors that contribute to Native
American gang activity, the primary reasons for the emergence of the gang subculture in
Indian Country, and the behaviors that either parallel other gang structures or are unique
to Native American gangs.
A comprehensive perspective on Native American street gang activity occurring across the
United States is provided, as is information pertaining to the major Native American
prison gangs nationally. Information is also provided regarding current Native American
gang trends involving body markings, weapons, symbolism, representing, drugs, outlaw
motorcycle gangs and other related topics, including a perspective on Canadian Aboriginal
gangs and their potential influence in the U.S.
The program culminates with a discussion about effective approaches for dealing with
Native American gang activity from both a law enforcement and community perspective.
CHRISTOPHER M. GRANT
Select National Conference & Seminar Presentations
Utah Gang Investigators Association Conference
Salt Lake City UT
Minnesota Narcotics Investigators Can/Am Conference
Nisswa MN
National Youth Gang Center Symposium
Orlando FL
National Major Gang Task Force Conference
Little Rock AR
FBI Indian Country Unit/National Gang Intelligence Center
Washington DC
National Native American LE Association Conference
Las Vegas NV
N. California Gang Investigators Association Conference
Monterey CA
Utah Gang Investigators Association Conference
Salt Lake City UT
East Valley Gang Task Force Symposium
Mesa AZ
Quad States Gang Conference
Sioux Falls SD
Arizona Indian Country Gang Conference
Pinetop AZ
National G.R.E.A.T. Training Conference
Palm Springs CA
Four Corners Indian Country Conference
St. George UT
National Native American LE Association Conference
Albuquerque NM
SD Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee Conference
Sioux Falls SD
Northwest Gang Investigators Association Conference
Wilsonville, OR
International Latino Gang Investigators Assoc Conference
Madison, WI
Oklahoma Gang Investigators Association Conference
Tulsa OK
California Gang Investigators Association Conference
Anaheim CA
FBI National Academy Training Conference
Fargo ND
Federal Bureau of Prisons Training Conference
Duluth MN
Chickasaw Nation Juvenile Justice Conference
Tulsa OK
Northwest Gang Investigators Association Conference
Missoula MT
Minnesota Chiefs of Police Executive Training Institute
Duluth MN
Northwest Gang Investigators Association Conference
Spokane WA
National Youth Gang Center Symposium
Atlanta GA
California Gang Investigators Association Conference
Anaheim CA
Wyoming Department of Corrections Training Seminar
Rawlins, WY
Northwest Gang Investigators Association Conference
Boise ID
US DOJ/OTJ/NGIC Gang TECC Briefing
Washington, DC
Oregon Indian Country Gang Summit
Grand Ronde OR
International Latino Gang Investigators Assoc Conference
Las Vegas NV
U.S. Probation Federal Indian Country Conference
Bismarck ND
New Mexico Gang Task Force Conference
Albuquerque, NM
U.S. Attorney’s Office-Gangs in Indian Country Conference
Great Falls, MT
U.S. Attorney’s Office-Four Corners Meth & Gang Summit
Farmington, NM
Western Washington U.S. Probation Officer’s Conference
Seattle WA
OJJDP/BJA – Gangs in Indian Country Training
Tucson AZ
Midwest Gang Investigators Association National Conference
St. Louis, MO
MT/WY Tribal Judges Association Conference
Billings, MT
IHS/CHR National Conference
Phoenix, AZ
Tribal Homeland Security Conference
Polson, MT
OJJDP/BJA – Gangs in Indian Country Training
Gallup NM
Arizona Indian Country Gang Summit
Tucson AZ
NAGIA World Gang Control Strategy Summit
Phoenix AZ
Minnesota Midwest Gang Investigators Association Conference
Minneapolis MN
OJJDP/BJA – Gangs in Indian Country Training
Keshena WI
Great Lakes Gang Investigators Conference
Madison WI
Northwest Gang Investigators Association Conference
Eugene OR
Minnesota Narcotics Investigators Can/Am Conference
Nisswa MN
North Dakota Juvenile Justice Conference
Bismarck ND
2011 National Gang Symposium
Orlando FL
2011 Wyoming School Resource Officer’s Conference
Riverton WY
SD Corrections Association Conference
Lead SD
U.S. Attorney’s NW Indian Country Conference
Spokane WA
OJJDP/BJA – Gangs in Indian Country Training
Santa Ana NM
RISS CanAm Border Conference
Coeur d’Alene ID
OJJDP/BJA – Gangs in Indian Country Training
Phoenix AZ
Montana State Intelligence Conference
Helena MT
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Mr. Grant has provided gang assessment and/or training services for the
following tribal communities:
Bay Mills Reservation, MI
Caddo Nation, OK
Cherokee Reservation, NC
Chickasaw Nation, OK
Crow Reservation, MT
Flandreau Reservation, SD
Fort Berthold Reservation, ND
Fort Hall Reservation, ID
Gila River Reservation, AZ
Hualapai Reservation, AZ
Kickapoo Reservation, KS
Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, WI
Leech Lake Reservation, MN
Makah Reservation, WA
Mescalero Apache Reservation, NM
Muckleshoot Reservation, WA
Navajo Nation, AZ/NM/UT
Nisqually Reservation, WA
Pala Reservation, CA
Pine Ridge Reservation, SD
Puyallup Reservation, WA
Rincon Reservation, CA
Rosebud Reservation, SD
Sault Ste. Marie Reservation, MI
Spokane Reservation, WA
Susanville Indian Rancheria CA
Tohono O’odham Reservation, AZ
Umatilla Reservation, OR
Walker River Reservation, NV
Washoe Tribe, NV/CA
Wind River Reservation, WY
Yakama Nation Reservation, WA
Zuni Pueblo Reservation, NM
Blackfeet Reservation, MT
Cherokee Nation, OK
Cheyenne River Reservation, SD
Colville Reservation, WA
Crow Creek Reservation, SD
Flathead Reservation, MT
Fort Duchesne Reservation, UT
Fort Peck Reservation, MT
Grand Ronde Reservation, OR
Jicarilla Apache Reservation, NM
Klamath Tribes, OR
Lake Traverse Reservation, SD
Lower Sioux Reservation, MN
Menominee Reservation WI
Morongo Reservation, CA
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, OK
Nez Perce Reservation, ID
Omaha Nation Reservation, NE
Pascua Yaqui Reservation, AZ
Prairie Island Reservation, MN
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, NV
Rocky Boy Reservation, MT
Santee Sioux Reservation, NE
Snoqualmie Reservation WA
Standing Rock Reservation, SD/ND
Te-Moak Tribe-Western Shoshone NV
Tulalip Reservation, WA
Ute Mountain Ute Reservation, CO
Warm Springs Reservation, OR
White Earth Reservation, MN
Winnebago Reservation, NE
Yankton Sioux Reservation, SD