Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Announces Tribal Consultations and Listening Sessions

3 Mar 2020

WASHINGTON – The Presidential Task force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives announced a series of field consultations and listening sessions to occur across the United States…

Attend a Tribal Consultation on Tribal Set-Aside Funding from the Crime Victims Fund

22 Jan 2020

OJP Communications sent this bulletin at 01/17/2020 05:06 PM EST Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Registration Now Open OVC invites tribal leaders, representatives, and stakeholders…

OVW to Host Tribal Leaders Conference Call Ahead of 14th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation

14 Feb 2019

Dear Tribal Leader, On behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), please accept this as an invitation to participate in the All Tribal…

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Releases Report: Broken Promises: Continuing Federal Funding Shortfall for Native Americans

20 Dec 201820 Dec 2018

December 20, 2018 – Today, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released its report, Broken Promises: Continuing Federal Funding Shortfall for Native Americans. The Commission majority found that the federal…

Department of Justice Tribal Listening Session

17 Nov 201717 Nov 2017

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the second DOJ Tribal Listening Session, which will take place on December 6, 2017, from…

U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)

30 Nov 2016

U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding to improve public safety…

Invitation to the OVW Annual Tribal Consultation on Violence Against Women

7 Nov 2016

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) invites Tribal Leaders to join the 2016 Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation.  The purpose of this consultation is…

U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Tribal Court Jurisdiction in Dollar General v. Mississippi Choctaw

23 Jun 201624 Jun 2016

(June 23, 2016) - Today, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dollar General v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (No. 13-1496). The decision was a 4 to 4 tie,…

Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs

11 May 201611 May 2016

Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs - This notice publishes the current list of 567 Tribal entities recognized and eligible…

Justice Department asks Supreme Court to hear Indian domestic violence case

13 Nov 201513 Nov 2015

(From Indianz November 11, 2015) - The Obama administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a domestic violence case that is generating interest across Indian Country.American Indian and Alaska Native women already…