FORT YATES (AP) - The chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe says the reservation needs more police officers.

Ron His Horse is Thunder was among those speaking Wednesday at a hearing chaired by Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., on the need for law enforcement. The Standing Rock reservation straddles the North Dakota-South Dakota border.

His Horse is Thunder said people on the reservation felt safe when the number of police officers was increased from eight to 37, but that federal program has ended.