The Tribal Law and Policy Institute is an Indian owned and operated non-profit corporation organized to design and develop education, research, training, and technical assistance programs which promote the enhancement of justice in Indian country and the health, well-being, and culture of Native peoples.
California Staff
The Tribal Law & Policy Institute
8235 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 211
West Hollywood, CA 90046
(323) 650-5467 ~ Fax: (323) 650-8149
- Executive Director: Jerry Gardner (Cherokee)
- Program Director: Heather Valdez Singleton
- Operations Director: Jessica Allen (Apache)
- Tribal Court Specialist: Chia Halpern (Spirit Lake Dakota)
- Administrative Manager Program Assistant: Maria Alidio
- Graphics Specialist: Terrilena Dodson (Navajo)
- Administrative Assistant: Chad Jackson (Cocopah)
- Program Assistant: Naomi Miguel (Tohono O’odham)
Minnesota Staff
Tribal Law & Policy Institute
1619 Dayton Ave., Suite 305
Saint Paul, MN 55104
(651) 644-1125 ~ Fax: (651) 644-1157
- Victim Advocacy Specialist: Bonnie Clairmont (Ho-Chunk)
- Victim Advocacy Assistant: Arlene Downwind-White (Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians)
Montana Staff
National Child Welfare Resource Center for Tribes
501 N. Sanders St., Suite 2
Helena, MT 59601
- Tribal Child Welfare Specialist: Joe Walker (Delaware)
- Program Coordinator: Elizabeth Deserly (Kickapoo)
- Associate Director: Kathy Deserly
