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4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
REGISTRATION |
7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
REGISTRATION |
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TRADITIONAL OPENING Floyd Tortalita, Rio Grand Singers- Acoma Pueblo
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TRIBAL MODERATOR: |
Juana Majel-Dixon, Councilwoman, Pauma Band of Mission Indians, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Tribal Technical Advisory Committee, Tribal Nations Leadership Council - Pacific Region Representative, Department of Justice (DOJ), National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) First Vice-President
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Eugenia Tyner-Dawson (Sac and Fox), Executive Director - Justice Programs Council on Native American Affairs, Senior Advisor to the AAG for Tribal Affairs, Office of Justice Programs (OJP), DOJ
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REGIONAL WELCOME Chandler Sanchez, Governor, Pueblo of Acoma, Chairman, All Indian Pueblos Council Kenneth Gonzales, U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office - District of New Mexico, DOJ
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OPENING ADDRESS
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INDIAN LAW AND ORDER COMMISSION (ILOC) Troy A. Eid, Commission Chair; Tom Gede, Commissioner;
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TRIBAL LAW AND ORDER ACT (TLOA) IMPLEMENTATION Mose Herne, Acting Deputy Director of the Division of Behavioral Health, Indian Health Service (IHS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Dennis Romero, Regional Administrator Region II (NY, NJ, PR, VI), SAMHSA, HHS
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10:20 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
TRANSITION TO BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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WORKSHOP 1 Enhancing Healthy Tribal Communities through the Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders SAMHSA / HHS Candace Shelton, Senior Native American Specialist, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for Excellence, SAMHSA, HHS FASD adversely affects many tribal communities, and as every member is key to the community's well-being, addressing the prevention of FASD is essential and should be an important component of Tribal Action Plans. This workshop will show how the SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework serves as the foundation for the development of evidence-based FASD prevention programs, such as Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI) and parent-child support programs. In addition, the workshop will highlight how some tribal communities have developed their own FASD prevention initiatives, identified as promising practices in reducing the incidence of alcohol-exposed pregnancies.
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WORKSHOP 2 A Community Readiness Model for Tribal Communities: Community-specific, Issue-specific, and Designed to Mobilize Communities SAMHSA / HHS Sepreiono Locario, National Behavioral Health Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator, Kauffman & Associates, Inc. This workshop will explore the Community Readiness Model (CRM) as a valuable tool for tribes as they develop their Tribal Action Plan. The CRM is community-specific, issue-specific, and was designed to mobilize communities at the appropriate readiness stage and build cooperation and coordination among systems and individuals. Community Readiness, a best practice, is theoretically based and is a respectful, step-by-step approach to creating positive and healthy community change. When applied to prevention, Community Readiness determines and guides the timing for each step of intervention strategies for the prevention of substance use and other social issues.
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WORKSHOP 3 Offender Risk and Needs Assessments Department of the Interior (DOI) / DOJ Moderator: Speaker: Under the TLOA, the Departments of Justice and Interior as well as other federal partners recently developed a Tribal Justice Plan (TJP) in consultation with tribal leaders and justice professionals. The TJP recommends identifying and supporting the use of risk and needs assessment tools by tribal justice systems to best assess the needs of tribal members so that tribal justice systems can target approaches to address needs that drive crime like substance abuse, mental health, family and peer relationships, employment, and other support services. This session will highlight a recent Bureau of Justice Assistance project that explored norming existing risk assessment tools for specific tribal cultural needs and will also present strategies where risk assessment information has been used in tribal justice systems.
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WORKSHOP 4 The Power of Prevention and Recovery in Your Hands - How to Access Your E-Resources via the New Newsletter and Web Tribal Law and Order Act Newsletter and Website Workgroup Juanita Keesing, Program Analyst, Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Gloria T. Mora, Program Analyst, Division of Human Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Dennis Romero, Regional Administrator Region II (NY, NJ, PR, VI), SAMHSA, HHS Juan-Carlos Aviles, Public Affairs Specialist, SAMHSA, HHS Mary Kate Markano, Tribal Affairs Assistant, OJP, DOJ This workshop will share the newly developed TLOA quarterly newsletter and Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse (IASA) website. These resources are valuable online tools for tribes as they develop their Tribal Action Plans. The TLOA Newsletter and IASA website are designed for the general public and communities so they may access information on alcohol and substance abuse programs. Tribes can also reference other success prevention and intervention practices by other tribes.
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WORKSHOP 5 An Overview of the Culturally Appropriate Clinical and Traditional Healing Services Provided by the IHS Youth Regional Treatment Centers (YRTCs) IHS Skye Bass, Public Health Advisor, IHS, HHS The IHS provides recurring funding to 11 tribal and federally operated residential YRTCs to address substance abuse and co-occurring disorders among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth. Through education and culture-based prevention initiatives, the YRTCs can help youth overcome their challenges and recover their lives to become healthy, strong, and resilient leaders in their communities. This workshop will provide audience members with an overview of the culturally appropriate clinical and traditional healing services provided by the YRTCs, as well as current data relating to alcohol and substance abuse and best practices when working with AI/AN youth.
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WORKSHOP 6 Collaboration in Tribal Drug Courts: The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) Experience Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Micaelee Horn, Drug Court Coordinator, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Elizabeth Horsman, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of New York Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts incorporate traditional practices and intensive, judicial supervision in the treatment of drug/alcohol-addicted tribal members. Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts offer addicted tribal members a person-centered and culturally specific approach to recovery.
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WORKSHOP 7 Overview of SAMHSA's Tribal Affairs SAMHSA / HHS Sheila Cooper, Senior Advisor for Tribal Affairs, SAMHSA This workshop will introduce the mission and services provided by SAMHSA. It will also provide information on technical assistance funding opportunities and resources as well as review past year activities and upcoming plans to support tribes/villages in their pursuit of creating and maintaining healthy communities.
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WORKSHOP 8 Dealing with People at Risk of Suicide National Alliance on Mental Illness - New Hampshire (NAMI - NH) / Connect Program Elaine de Mello, Director of Training Services, Connect Suicide Prevention Program, NAMI - NH Law enforcement officers are often first on the scene when someone is suicidal. They play a key role in identifying and responding to individuals at risk for suicide and connecting them with help. Knowing how to respond to suicide risk can save lives and reduce liability exposure within a department. This workshop will focus on a review of best practice procedures specific to law enforcement in suicide prevention and crisis response related to suicidal behavior; skills for scene assessment and safety management with subjects who are suicidal and/or dealing with mental illness; and options for disposition.
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12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)
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1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
INDIAN LAW AND ORDER COMMISSION (ILOC) LISTENING SESSION WITH TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES
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1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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WORKSHOP 1 Development and Implementation of a Culturally Centered National Survey of Tribal Court Systems DOJ Steven W. Perry, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), DOJ As the principal federal statistical agency in the DOJ, the BJS will provide tribal leaders, tribal court justice professionals, and researchers an overview of the development and implementation of the 2012 National Survey of Tribal Court Systems (NSTCS). The TLOA requires the BJS to: (1) establish and implement a tribal data collection system; and (2) report to Congress annually the data collected and analyzed. The NSTCS is part of a multifaceted effort by BJS to expand statistical activities related to American Indian and Alaska Native crime and justice issues. The NSTCS will gather administrative and operational information about tribal court systems, including, but not limited to, data on staffing, budget resources, type of courts, caseloads, access to justice databases and sex offender registration, criminal and civil codes, prosecutors, indigent defense providers, sentencing, and treatment programs.
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WORKSHOP 2 Sexual Assault Bench Book and Bench Card for Tribal Judges Tribal Law and Policy Institute Maureen L. White Eagle, Esq., Victim Advocacy Legal Specialist, Attorney, Consultant This nuts and bolts workshop will explore the Tribal Judges Sexual Assault Bench Book and help participants understand how to effectively use the bench book and bench card to handle a criminal sexual assault case and other tribal court cases.
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WORKSHOP 3 Prosecuting Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Crimes in Federal Court DOJ Leslie A. Hagen, National Indian Country Training Coordinator, Executive Office for United States Attorneys, DOJ Domestic violence and sexual assault are problems of epidemic proportions in some tribal communities. However, the Major Crimes Act, the Violence Against Women Act, and the Gun Control Act provide federal tools to prosecute domestic violence and sexual assault offenders for certain offenses occurring in Indian Country. This training session will increase the knowledge of federal, state, tribal, and local criminal justice and social service professionals working domestic violence cases in Indian Country. The relevant statutes, lethality risks and recanting victims and witnesses and evidentiary considerations will be covered.
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WORKSHOP 4 Roundtable on Enhanced Sentencing Authority: Challenges and Strategies DOI / DOJ Moderator: Denise O'Donnell, Director, BJA, OJP, DOJ Speakers: Patricia Broken Leg-Brill, Acting Associate Deputy Director for Corrections, Office of Justice Services (OJS), BIA, DOI DonaLee Breazzano, Administrator, National Reentry Affairs Branch, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), DOJ The TLOA of 2010 authorizes Indian tribes to exercise enhanced sentencing authority, increasing the length of time that a tribal court can sentence a defendant in a case. To exercise this authority, the tribal court must have certain elements in place including a bar certified judge and defense counsel, publically available tribal code, and the ability to record the trial. At the same time, there is a proposed legislative provision in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act addressing jurisdictional gaps and prosecution of non-tribal offenders in Indian Country raise tribal resource and capacity needs which may also create additional requirements for tribal courts. The Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office on Violence Against Women, and the BIA Office of Justice Services are hosting this session to seek input from the tribes who are considering these provisions about their needs and challenges related to systems activity, capacity building, personnel training, and community outreach as they relate to tribal courts, prosecution, defense services, victim services, and community education.
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WORKSHOP 5 An Overview of the Culturally Appropriate Clinical and Traditional Healing Services Provided by the IHS YRTCs IHS Skye Bass, Public Health Advisor, IHS, HHS The IHS provides recurring funding to 11 tribal and federally operated residential YRTCs to address substance abuse and co-occurring disorders among AI/AN youth. Through education and culture-based prevention initiatives, the YRTCs can help youth overcome their challenges and recover their lives to become healthy, strong, and resilient leaders in their communities. This workshop will provide audience members with an overview of the culturally appropriate clinical and traditional healing services provided by the YRTCs, as well as current data relating to alcohol and substance abuse and best practices when working with AI/AN youth.
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WORKSHOP 6 Collaboration in Tribal Drug Courts: The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) Experience Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Micaelee Horn, Drug Court Coordinator, SRMT Elizabeth Horsman, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of New York This session will focus on resolving jurisdictional complexities through collaboration in establishing tribal drug courts.
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WORKSHOP 7 Overview of SAMHSA's Tribal Affairs SAMHSA / HHS Sheila Cooper, Senior Advisor for Tribal Affairs, SAMHSA This workshop will introduce the mission and services provided by SAMHSA. It will also provide information on technical assistance, funding opportunities, and resources as well as review past year activities and upcoming plans to support tribes/villages in their pursuit of creating and maintaining healthy communities.
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WORKSHOP 8 Dealing with People at Risk of Suicide NAMI - NH / Connect Program Elaine de Mello, Director of Training Services, Connect Suicide Prevention Program, NAMI - NH Law enforcement officers are often first on the scene when someone is suicidal. They play a key role in identifying and responding to individuals at risk for suicide and connecting them with help. Knowing how to respond to suicide risk can save lives and reduce liability exposure within a department. This workshop will focus on a review of best practice procedures specific to law enforcement in suicide prevention and crisis response related to suicidal behavior; skills for scene assessment and safety management with subjects who are suicidal and/or dealing with mental illness; and options for disposition.
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3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. |
TRANSITION TO BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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WORKSHOP 1 Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Development in Tribal Communities Tribal Law and Policy Institute Bonnie Clairmont, Victim Advocacy Program Specialist, Tribal Law and Policy Institute In this workshop, the presenter will discuss the basic elements of SART development in tribal communities, including the importance of comprehensive pre-planning, and obtaining community involvement and victim input.
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WORKSHOP 2 Sexual Assault Bench Book and Bench Card for Tribal Judges Tribal Law and Policy Institute Maureen L. White Eagle, Esq., Victim Advocacy Legal Specialist, Attorney, Consultant This nuts and bolts workshop will explore the Tribal Judges Sexual Assault Bench Book and help participants understand how to effectively use the bench book and bench card to handle a criminal sexual assault case and other tribal court cases.
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WORKSHOP 3 Data, Research, and Practice-based Evidence - Enhancing the Case for Federally Sponsored Tribal Programs DOI / DOJ Moderator: Norena Henry, Senior Policy Advisor, BJA, OJP, DOJ Speakers: Steven Perry, BJS, OJP, DOJ Richard Nichols, President, Colyer Nichols, Inc. In a time of shrinking federal resources, proven methods to address tribal safety is a key part of what will inform future funding decisions by Congress and the federal government. The Tribal Justice Plan included several recommendations to enhance data and research in Indian Country that can enhance the understanding of leaders in the tribal justice systems of documented needs, effective strategies and dynamics of crime. Tribal nations are uniquely challenged as Western scientific methods may conflict with tribal life ways and ignores the diverse cultural aspects and systems of each tribal nation. In addition, there is limited information about rates of crime and the current structure of tribal justice systems. At the same time, proven methods are not foreign concepts to Native people- they have used proven methods to refine medicine, to acquire consensus decisions, and resolve community safety issues. These tribally-proven methods have sustained tribal cultures over many centuries. This session highlights the survey of tribal justice systems that the Bureau of Justice Statistics will be conducting this year and also current research being conducted with Tribes and gaps in research.
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WORKSHOP 4 Suicide Prevention Efforts in Indian Country IHS Mose Herne, Acting Deputy Director of the Division of Behavioral Health, IHS, HHS This workshop will provide an overview of the several initiatives currently underway aimed at curbing the devastating losses due to suicide in Indian Country. Topics will include the Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention AI/AN Task Force, the IHS Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative, SAMHSA's Garret Lee Smith Memorial grant program, and interdepartmental collaboration around the 2010-2011 Suicide Listening Sessions, which informed the IHS/BIA/BIE/SAMHSA 2011 Action Summit for Suicide Prevention.
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WORKSHOP 5 Collaboration in Tribal Drug Courts: The SRMT Experience Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Micaelee Horn, Drug Court Coordinator, SRMT Elizabeth Horsman, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of New York This session will focus on resolving jurisdictional complexities through collaboration in establishing tribal drug courts.
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WORKSHOP 6 Overview of SAMHSA's Tribal Affairs SAMHSA / HHS Sheila Cooper, Senior Advisor for Tribal Affairs, SAMHSA, HHS This workshop will introduce the mission and services provided by SAMHSA. It will also provide information on technical assistance, funding opportunities, and resources as well as review past year activities and upcoming plans to support tribes/villages in their pursuit of creating and maintaining healthy communities.
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WORKSHOP 7 Dealing with People at Risk of Suicide NAMI - NH / Connect Program Elaine de Mello, Director of Training Services, Connect Suicide Prevention Program, NAMI - NH Law enforcement officers are often first on the scene when someone is suicidal. They play a key role in identifying and responding to individuals at risk for suicide and connecting them with help. Knowing how to respond to suicide risk can save lives and reduce liability exposure within a department. This workshop will focus on a review of best practice procedures specific to law enforcement in suicide prevention and crisis response related to suicidal behavior; skills for scene assessment and safety management with subjects who are suicidal and/or dealing with mental illness; and options for disposition.
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5:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. |
SESSION DAY WRAP-UP AND HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS
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5:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
TRADITIONAL CLOSING |
7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
REGISTRATION
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8:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. |
INDIAN LAW AND ORDER COMMISSION (ILOC) FIELD HEARING
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9:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. |
TRADITIONAL OPENING
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TRIBAL MODERATOR: |
To Be Determined
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FEDERAL MODERATOR: |
Leslie A. Hagen, National Indian Country Training Coordinator, Executive Office for United States Attorneys, DOJ
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REGIONAL TRIBAL AND FEDERAL WELCOME Elise McConnell, Director, Region VI Field Office, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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KEYNOTE ADDRESSES Fran Harding, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, SAMHSA, HHS
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TRIBAL LAW AND ORDER ACT - TRIBAL JUSTICE PLAN OVERVIEW Denise O'Donnell, Director, BJA, OJP, DOJ Patricia Broken Leg-Brill, Acting Associate Deputy Director for Corrections, OJS, BIA, DOI
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10:20 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
TRANSITION TO BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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WORKSHOP 1 TLOA: SAMHSA's Role and How SAMHSA's Center for Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) Could Help the Tribes SAMHSA Craig Love, Chief Epidemiologist, Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), SAMHSA, HHS In this workshop, the presenter will discuss the use of SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to develop their respective TAPs. He will show how the SPF corresponds to the requirements identified in the TLOA. A model TAP will be developed with the participants using the SPF. The presenters will provide access to SPF-related resources that can guide the development of their TAPs.
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WORKSHOP 2 Office of Minority Health (OMH) AI/AN Health Disparity Initiatives - Overview HHS - OMH Wilbur Woodis, Special Assistant on Native American Affairs, OMH, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, HHS Eric Bothwell, Public Health Consultant, Gana-A'Yoo Services Corporation Chester Antone, Councilman, Tohono O'odham Nation OMH is committed to ending health disparities for AI/ANs through collaborative efforts that span multiple agencies and by addressing the social determinants of health. The presentation focuses on two OMH efforts: (1) the AI/AN component of the National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA), and (2) addressing health disparities suffered by AI/AN males and their impact on families and communities. The second presentation overviews the AI/AN Health Research Advisory Council (HRAC) and its role in overseeing health-related research essential to addressing AI/AN health disparities.
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WORKSHOP 3 Tribal Justice Plan: Alternatives to Detention in Indian Country DOI / DOJ Moderator: Trish Thackston, Policy Advisor, BJA, OJP, DOJ Speakers: Kimberly A. Cobb, Research Associate, American Probation and Parole Association Under the TLOA, the Departments of Justice and Interior as well as other federal partners recently developed a Tribal Justice Plan (TJP) in consultation with tribal leaders and justice professionals. The TJP strongly recommended that whenever possible, there should be alternatives to incarceration. This session provides an overview of these alternatives to incarceration - programs designed to keep tribal members out of prison, jail, or other detention. This session will focus on successful strategies to assess, plan for, and implement alternatives to incarceration in tribal communities. Examples of successful programs being implemented in tribal communities will be highlighted. Tribal participants are encouraged to attend and identify successes and lessons learned in tribal efforts to establish alternatives to detention.
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WORKSHOP 4 Offender Reentry: Collaborating with Federal Partners DOI / DOJ Moderator: Denise O'Donnell, Director, BJA, OJP, DOJ Speakers: Anita L. Chávez, Chief U.S. Probation Officer, U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services - District of New Mexico, Administrative Office of U.S. Courts Under the TLOA, the Departments of Justice, Interior, and other federal partners recently developed a Tribal Justice Plan (TJP) in consultation with tribal leaders and justice professionals. The TJP recommends that planning for the reentry of tribal members from detention in tribal, federal, and state facilities is a critical aspect of any Tribal Justice Plan. This session highlights current efforts of federal and tribal agencies to support the reentry of tribal members from prison, including promising practices such as information sharing, placement of BOP halfway houses on tribal lands, and collaboration in the provision of supportive service to reentering tribal members.
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WORKSHOP 5 Suicide Prevention Efforts in Indian Country IHS Mose Herne, Acting Deputy Director of the Division of Behavioral Health, IHS, HHS This workshop will provide an overview of the several initiatives currently underway aimed at curbing the devastating losses due to suicide in Indian Country. Topics will include: the Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention AI/AN Task Force, the IHS Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative, SAMHSA's Garret Lee Smith Memorial grant program, and interdepartmental collaboration around the 2010-2011 Suicide Listening Sessions, which informed the IHS/BIA/BIE/SAMHSA 2011 Action Summit for Suicide Prevention.
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WORKSHOP 6 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) Implementation: Site Administration and Management for Existing SMART Grantees OJP / SMART Jacqueline O'Reilly, Program Specialist, SMART Office, OJP, DOJ Juli Ana Grant, Program Specialist, SMART Office, OJP, DOJ This session will allow participants to get to know the SMART Office staff and will highlight basic expectations of grant administration and management as well as financial and programmatic reporting requirements. The session will also cover the differences between SMART grant program implementation and Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) substantial implementation package reviews; provide information to facilitate the achievement of SORNA goals and objectives (as stated in participants' SORNA grant applications and substantial implementation reviews); and discuss SORNA performance measures and program evaluation. |
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WORKSHOP 7 Domestic Violence Virtual Training for Tribal Judges BIA - OJS Melanie Fritzsche, Staff Attorney, American Indian Law Center, Inc. Francine Hatch, Senior Policy Analyst, American Indian Law Center, Inc. Participants will interact with an online program featuring scenarios of mock courtroom scenes from a domestic violence civil hearing and criminal hearing. The judge participating in the training must rule on a motion or objection after watching each courtroom scene. Feedback on each ruling includes commentary and authorities.
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WORKSHOP 8 Responding to the Aftermath of Suicide NAMI - NH / Connect Program Elaine de Mello, Director of Training Services, Connect Suicide Prevention Program, NAMI - NH As first responders to the scene of a suicide death, law enforcement has an essential role in scene management, investigation, interfacing with the medical examiner/coroner, and notification of next of kin. Since knowing someone who has died by suicide is one of the highest risk factors for suicide, taking steps to reduce risk and promote healing after a suicide (postvention) becomes an important part of suicide prevention. Using nationally designated best practice protocols, participants will learn important steps for reducing the risk of contagion and developing an effective suicide response plan.
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12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)
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1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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WORKSHOP 1 TLOA: SAMHSA's Role and How SAMHSA's CAPT Could Help the Tribes SAMHSA Craig Love, Lead Epidemiologist, EDC / Westat In this workshop, the presenter will discuss the use of SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to develop their respective TAPs. He will show how the SPF corresponds to the requirements identified in the TLOA. A model TAP will be developed with the participants using the SPF. The presenters will provide access to SPF-related resources that can guide the development of their TAPs.
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WORKSHOP 2 Service as a Solution Corporation for National and Community Service Ron Lessard, Strategic Advisor for Native American Affairs, Corporation for National and Community Service This workshop will address how service can be the solution to address health and wellness issues ranging from diabetes, nutrition, obesity, drug use prevention, and environmental-related illnesses. Participants will hear about project models that have been successfully implemented by tribal nations, tribal colleges, tribal organizations, and organizations that serve Native Americans. This workshop will also provide participants with information on the Corporation for National and Community Service, its programs, and how they can access these resources and funds. Finally, participants will hear about current and future grant competitions under the Corporation for National and Community Service's Tribal Set-Asides.
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WORKSHOP 3 TLOA: Detention Coordination & Programming DOI / DOJ Moderator: Julius Dupree, Policy Advisor, BJA, OJP, DOJ Speakers: Gail Elias, Principal, EKM&P Angelo Gonzalez, Executive Director, Shoshone-Bannock Under the TLOA, the Departments of Justice and Interior, and other federal partners recently developed a Tribal Justice Plan (TJP) in consultation with tribal leaders and justice professionals. The TJP recommends that in planning and implementing programming for tribal detention facilities that strong multi-disciplinary collaboration is necessary to leverage resources for good detention programming. This is due to the challenge that resources to support costs associated with correctional staff and for programming staff (e.g., treatment, education and employment, housing and life skills) come from a number of different federal agencies, including BIA (operations) and Indian Health Service, Bureau of Indian Education and tribal partners. This session will highlight current resources to support tribes seeking to develop these resources.
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WORKSHOP 4 The Importance of Planning: Lessons Learned from the Implementation of the CIRCLE Project, Circles of Care, and Other Community-based Planning Initiatives DOI / DOJ Moderator: Norena Henry, Senior Policy Advisor, BJA, OJP, DOJ Speakers: Tyler Lastiyano, Administrator, Zuni Department of Corrections; Tribal Coordinator, Zuni CIRCLE Project Under the TLOA, the Departments of Justice and Interior as well as other federal partners recently developed a Tribal Justice Plan (TJP) in consultation with tribal leaders and justice professionals. The TJP strongly recommended that tribal nations engage in planning and development of comprehensive approaches to address their tribal justice needs. However, not all planning efforts are equal, and federal policy about resources and activities may limit a tribe's ability to reach a comprehensive approach or may identify larger structural needs of a constituency. This session highlights some of the key lessons learned from planning efforts such as Comprehensive Indian Resources for Community and Law Enforcement (CIRCLE) Project and Circles of Care, including challenges and successes. Observations from tribal and federal agency representatives will help to provide another perspective on the approaches to development and implementation of comprehensive community initiatives in the context of each Tribe. It will address the question: Should treatment by the federal programs be the same for all tribes or customized to compliment the range of differences in Indian Country?
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WORKSHOP 5 Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Efforts IHS Beverly Cotton, National SANE/SART Coordinator, IHS, HHS Thirty-nine percent of AI/AN women will experience intimate partner violence and one out of every three AI/AN women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime. The IHS initiated the Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative (DVPI) in 2010 and established the IHS-wide sexual assault policy in 2011 to expand efforts to protect AI/AN women. This workshop will provide a background on the domestic violence/sexual assault crisis in Indian Country and provide an update on the implementation of the DVPI and the sexual assault policy.
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WORKSHOP 6 SORNA Implementation: Where do we go from here? DOJ / OJP / SMART Office / Fox Valley Technical College Faith A. Baker, Associate Director, SMART Office, OJP, DOJ Michelle Rivard Parks, Associate Director, Tribal Judicial Institute, University of North Dakota School of Law This session will provide basic tools and resources available to assist existing and interested Sex Offender Registration and Notification (SORNA) jurisdictions with maximizing their resources and leveraging additional resources through an identification of needs assessment, available training and technical assistance, the establishment of workgroups to build on coordination and collaboration of SORNA goals, and the use of a Sex Offender Management/SORNA tool kit to achieve goals and favorable results. |
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WORKSHOP 7 Domestic Violence Virtual Training for Tribal Judges BIA - OJS Melanie Fritzsche, Staff Attorney, American Indian Law Center, Inc. Francine Hatch, Senior Policy Analyst, American Indian Law Center, Inc. Participants will interact with an online program featuring scenarios of mock courtroom scenes from a domestic violence civil hearing and criminal hearing. The judge participating in the training must rule on a motion or objection after watching each courtroom scene. Feedback on each ruling includes commentary and authorities.
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WORKSHOP 8 Responding to the Aftermath of Suicide NAMI - NH / Connect Program Elaine de Mello, Director of Training Services, Connect Suicide Prevention Program, NAMI - NH As first responders to the scene of a suicide death, law enforcement has an essential role in scene management, investigation, interfacing with the medical examiner/coroner, and notification of next of kin. Since knowing someone who has died by suicide is one of the highest risk factors for suicide, taking steps to reduce risk and promote healing after a suicide (postvention) becomes an important part of suicide prevention. Using nationally designated best practice protocols, participants will learn important steps for reducing the risk of contagion and developing an effective suicide response plan.
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3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. |
TRANSITION TO BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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WORKSHOP 1 TLOA: SAMHSA's Role and How SAMHSA's CAPT Could Help the Tribes SAMHSA Craig Love, Lead Epidemiologist, EDC / Westat In this workshop, the presenter will discuss the use of SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to develop their respective TAPs. He will show how the SPF corresponds to the requirements identified in the TLOA. A model TAP will be developed with the participants using the SPF. The presenters will provide access to SPF-related resources that can guide the development of their TAPs.
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WORKSHOP 2 Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Development in Tribal Communities Tribal Law and Policy Institute Bonnie Clairmont, Victim Advocacy Program Specialist, Tribal Law and Policy Institute In this workshop, the presenter will discuss the basic elements of Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) development in tribal communities including the importance of comprehensive pre-planning, and obtaining community involvement and victim input.
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WORKSHOP 3 Building Detention, Alternatives to Detention and Multipurpose Justice Center Facilities: The Need to Plan and Coordinate in an Environment of Shrinking Federal Resources DOI / DOJ Moderator: Julius Dupree, Policy Advisor, BJA, OJP, DOJ Speakers: Martha Torrez, Director, Community Programs, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture Angelo Gonzalez, Executive Director, Shoshone-Bannock Under the TLOA, the Departments of Justice and Interior as well as other federal partners recently developed a Tribal Justice Plan (TJP) in consultation with tribal leaders and justice professionals. The TJP recommends that the federal partners develop an objective process to assess current tools and strategies to assist tribal nations in planning, building, and maintaining tribal detention; alternatives to detention; and multipurpose justice facilities as well as to connect current resources from the various agencies. This session identifies strategies to enhance information sharing and collaboration between federal and tribal partners to address these needs.
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WORKSHOP 4 Juvenile Justice Issues: Innovative Prevention Programs for Youth in Indian Country DOI / DOJ Moderators: Sarah S. Pearson, Tribal Youth Justice Fellow with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); Juanita Keesing, Program Analyst, BIE Speakers: Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado
Red Lake Nation Navajo Nation Bureau of Indian Education Under the TLOA, the Departments of Justice and Interior as well as other federal partners recently developed a Tribal Justice Plan (TJP) in consultation with tribal leaders and justice professionals. The TJP recommends a number of approaches for youth, including strong prevention strategies such as afterschool and summer programs, youth advocates, and specific programming and treatment for youth who come into contact with the tribal justice systems. This session will highlight some promising efforts by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency and Prevention and the Bureau of Indian Education to prevent and address involvement of native youth in crime.
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WORKSHOP 5 Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Efforts IHS Beverly Cotton, National SANE/SART Coordinator, IHS, HHS Thirty-nine percent of AI/AN women will experience intimate partner violence and one out of every three AI/AN women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime. The IHS initiated the Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative (DVPI) in 2010 and established the IHS-wide sexual assault policy in 2011 to expand efforts to protect AI/AN women. This workshop will provide a background on the domestic violence/sexual assault crisis in Indian Country and provide an update on the implementation of the DVPI and the sexual assault policy.
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WORKSHOP 6 DOJ Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) Workshop DOJ Patrick Dunckhorst, Juvenile Justice Specialist, OJJDP Trish Thackston, Policy Advisor, BJA, DOJ Stephanie Autumn, Project Director, Education Development Center's OJJDP Tribal Youth and Tribal Juvenile Detention Reentry Training and Technical Assistance Centers Rebecca Murdock, Assistant Director, Fox Valley Technical College's Criminal Justice Center for Innovation The purpose of this workshop is to represent the Department of Justice in providing a Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation Orientation briefing and related workshops to all tribal attendees. This effort is committed to assist and inform tribal communities about the FY 2012 CTAS, inform tribes of other funding opportunities, and provide technical assistance. This initiative is in keeping with the Attorney General's commitment to supporting healthy and safe Native American and Alaska Native communities.
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WORKSHOP 7 Domestic Violence Virtual Training for Tribal Judges BIA - OJS Melanie Fritzsche, Staff Attorney, American Indian Law Center, Inc. Francine Hatch, Senior Policy Analyst, American Indian Law Center, Inc. Participants will interact with an online program featuring scenarios of mock courtroom scenes from a domestic violence civil hearing and criminal hearing. The judge participating in the training must rule on a motion or objection after watching each courtroom scene. Feedback on each ruling includes commentary and authorities.
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WORKSHOP 8 Responding to the Aftermath of Suicide NAMI - NH / Connect Program Elaine de Mello, Director of Training Services, Connect Suicide Prevention Program, NAMI - NH As first responders to the scene of a suicide death, law enforcement has an essential role in scene management, investigation, interfacing with the medical examiner/coroner, and notification of next of kin. Since knowing someone who has died by suicide is one of the highest risk factors for suicide, taking steps to reduce risk and promote healing after a suicide (postvention) becomes an important part of suicide prevention. Using nationally designated best practice protocols, participants will learn important steps for reducing the risk of contagion and developing an effective suicide response plan.
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5:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. |
SESSION DAY WRAP-UP AND HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS
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5:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
TRADITIONAL CLOSING
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6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
TRIBAL CAUCUS Tribal Representatives Only
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9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
CONCURRENT SESSION: Office on Violence Against Women - 904 Task Force Meeting |
DOJ AND HHS ANNUAL TRIBAL CONSULTATION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
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8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
REGISTRATION Tribal leaders who wish to offer testimony may register to do so in the morning.
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8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Lorraine Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock), Deputy Director for Tribal Affairs, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), DOJ
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TRADITIONAL OPENING
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INTRODUCTION OF FEDERAL AND TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES
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WELCOMING REMARKS Tom Perrelli, Associate Attorney General, DOJ
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OVERVIEW OF THE DAY'S AGENDA Lorraine Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock), Deputy Director for Tribal Affairs, OVW, DOJ The topics on today's agenda were developed with input from tribal leaders. Tribal leaders are, of course, welcome to raise additional issues that do not appear on the agenda.
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9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. |
REPORT FROM RECENT CONSULTATION SESSIONS Virginia Davis, Deputy Director for Policy Development, OVW, DOJ Shena Williams, Administration for Children and Families, HHS Beverly Cotton, National SANE-SART Coordinator, IHS, HHS
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9:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
CONSULTATION ON IMPROVING THE RESPONSE TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES We are particularly interested in receiving input on the following questions:
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12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
LUNCH AND PRESENTATION Preview of Habitual Offender Training Video Leslie A. Hagen, National Indian Country Training Coordinator, Executive Office for United States Attorneys, DOJ
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1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
CONSULTATION ON TRIBAL PRIORITIES FOR REAUTHORIZATION OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA) IN 2011
We are particularly interested in receiving input on the following questions:
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BREAK
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CONSULTATION ON GRANT PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED IN VAWA AND THE FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT (FVPSA)
We are particularly interested in receiving input on the following questions:
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CLOSING COMMENTS AND RECESS
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DOJ TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS SESSION (Concurrent Closed Session)
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NOTE: Consultations are closed to the media. |
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DOJ GRANT-MAKING POLICY SESSION
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REGISTRATION
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TRADITIONAL OPENING
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OVERVIEW OF THE DAY CTAS Co-Chair Facilitators: Matthew Lysakowski, Senior Advisor for Tribal Affairs, Community Oriented Policing Services, DOJ Eugenia Tyner-Dawson (Sac and Fox), Executive Director, Justice Programs Council on Native American Affairs, Senior Advisor for Tribal Affairs, OJP, DOJ Lorraine Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock), Deputy Director for Tribal Affairs, OVW, DOJ
TRIBAL LEADERS AND FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES INTRODUCTIONS
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9:20 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
TRIBAL WELCOME AND OPENING COMMENTS Chairman Gary Hayes, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Tribal Nations Leadership Council - Southwest Region
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9:30 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. |
COORDINATED TRIBAL ASSISTANCE SOLICITATION (CTAS) OVERVIEW Karol Mason, Deputy Associate Attorney General, Office of the Associate Attorney General, DOJ Mary Lou Leary, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, OJP, DOJ Sandra Webb, Deputy Director, Community Oriented Policing Services, DOJ Bea Hanson, Principal Deputy Director, OVW, DOJ
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9:40 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
TRIBAL LEADER STATEMENTS / FEDERAL DISCUSSION
Areas for Tribal Consultation Input:
The Department is very interested in learning what worked and did not work for tribes or tribal consortia to help enhance DOJ grant policies, especially the CTAS initiative. DOJ wishes to maximize the limited resources available to address the public safety resource needs for tribal nations.
Proposed Questions for Consultation:
(Please refer to the DOJ Framing Paper)
Other tribal leader recommendations.
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11:15 a.m. - 11:25 a.m. |
FEDERAL FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS / NEXT STEPS Federal Lead Representatives
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11:25 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
CLOSE DOJ GRANT-MAKING POLICY SESSION Karol Mason, Deputy Associate Attorney General, Office of the Associate Attorney General
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11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)
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TRIBAL LAW AND ORDER ACT - TRIBAL JUSTICE PLAN LISTENING SESSION
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1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
OVERVIEW OF THE TRIBAL JUSTICE PLAN Mary Lou Leary, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, OJP, DOJ
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1:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. |
TRIBAL LEADER STATEMENTS / FEDERAL DISCUSSION
Areas for Tribal Consultation Input: The Tribal Justice Plan addresses incarceration in Indian Country, alternatives to incarceration and treatment, and the reentry of tribal members from prison back to their community. Key themes emerged from consultation and public comment:
Questions:
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4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
FEDERAL FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS / NEXT STEPS Federal Lead Representatives
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CLOSE OF INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRIBAL JUSTICE, SAFETY, AND WELLNESS SESSION Mary Lou Leary, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, OJP, DOJ
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TRADITIONAL CLOSING Floyd Tortalita, Rio Grand Singers- Acoma Pueblo
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CONCURRENT SESSION
A separate CTAS orientation session for tribal policy and program staff is scheduled to run concurrently with the tribal consultation session. This will provide a forum for the tribal technical staff to discuss detailed grant writing and management technical matters with DOJ staff. |
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