Dear Tribal Leader: We are pleased to invite you to government-to-government consultations with the Department of Justice (DOJ), which will discuss DOJ’s efforts to address the unacceptably high rate of violent crime in Native communities, including the rates of missing or murdered indigenous persons. Deputy Attorney General Monaco recently issued a memorandum establishing the Department’s […]
2022 Department of the Interior and Department of Justice Tribal Justice, Safety and Wellness Joint Summit June 6-9 at 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm Eastern each day Dear Tribal Leader Letter Participate in the 2022 Department of the Interior and Department of Justice (DOJ) Tribal Justice, Safety and Wellness Joint Summit hosted by the DOJ […]
2022 Department of the Interior and Department of Justice Tribal Justice, Safety and Wellness Joint Summit June 6-9 at 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm Eastern each day Dear Tribal Leader Letter Participate in the 2022 Department of the Interior and Department of Justice (DOJ) Tribal Justice, Safety and Wellness Joint Summit hosted by the DOJ […]
2022 Department of the Interior and Department of Justice Tribal Justice, Safety and Wellness Joint Summit June 6-9 at 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm Eastern each day Dear Tribal Leader Letter Participate in the 2022 Department of the Interior and Department of Justice (DOJ) Tribal Justice, Safety and Wellness Joint Summit hosted by the DOJ […]
2022 Department of the Interior and Department of Justice Tribal Justice, Safety and Wellness Joint Summit June 6-9 at 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm Eastern each day Dear Tribal Leader Letter Participate in the 2022 Department of the Interior and Department of Justice (DOJ) Tribal Justice, Safety and Wellness Joint Summit hosted by the DOJ […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]