Events

Government-to-Government Virtual Consultation: OVW Tribal Jurisdiction Reimbursement Program

Virtual Event

The Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA) created a new VAWA reimbursement program that allows the Attorney General to reimburse Tribal Nations or their authorized designee for expenses and costs incurred, related to, or associated with exercising Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is tasked with administering the new […]

Virtual Tribal Engagement Session: International Repatriation Interagency Charter

Virtual Event

The Departments of the Interior, State, Justice, and Homeland Security, in conjunction with the White House Council on Native American Affairs, will be hosting a webinar to provide Tribes an update on the draft interagency charter that outlines roles and responsibilities for each department regarding international repatriation of Native American cultural heritage. Dear Tribal Leader […]

Department of Justice to Host Hybrid Annual Tribal Consultation on Violence Against Women

Virtual Event

The 2005 Violence Against Women Act requires the Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of the Interior to annually engage in formal tribal consultation on violence against women. The 2022 hybrid consultation will take place September 21 - 23, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska, and in an online environment. The […]

DOJ and DOI Listening Session: Supreme Court decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta

Virtual Event

Join the listening sessions with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) to discuss the impact of the June 29, 2022, Supreme Court decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, which addressed the scope of a state's criminal jurisdiction to prosecute non-Indian defendants in Indian country. Wednesday, September 26 at 3:00 pm […]

DOJ and DOI Listening Session: Supreme Court decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta

Virtual Event

Join the listening sessions with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) to discuss the impact of the June 29, 2022, Supreme Court decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, which addressed the scope of a state's criminal jurisdiction to prosecute non-Indian defendants in Indian country. Wednesday, September 26 at 3:00 pm […]

VAWA 2022 DOJ Consultation

Virtual Event

Dear Tribal Leader Letter Framing Paper BOP TLOA Pilot Program Original 2010 Referral Application You are invited to government-to-government consultations with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to discuss implementation of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Tribal Prisoner Program established in the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA 2022). The Program will allow […]

VAWA 2022 DOJ Consultation

Virtual Event

Dear Tribal Leader Letter Framing Paper BOP TLOA Pilot Program Original 2010 Referral Application You are invited to government-to-government consultations with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to discuss implementation of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Tribal Prisoner Program established in the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA 2022). The Program will allow […]

DOJ Office for Victims of Crime Tribal Consultation

Virtual Event

Dear Tribal Leader Letter Framing Paper On behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), you are invited to take part in the upcoming Consultation on the Tribal Set-Aside from the Crime Victims Fund (TVSSA) for Fiscal Year 2023. The Consultation on OVC’s administration of […]