Obama signs measure to extend VAWA tribal provision to Alaska

21 Dec 2014

(From Indianz.com) - President Barack Obama signed S.1474, the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act, into law on Thursday. The bill repeals Section 910 of Section 910 of S.47, the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.…

House passes bill to address domestic violence in Alaska

12 Dec 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski and Congressman Don Young today teamed up to make sure that Section 910 of the Violence Against Women Act was repealed. Through numerous conversations with their…

Senate passes bill to address domestic violence in Alaska

10 Dec 2014

From The Hill Blog The Senate passed a bill Tuesday that repeals the "Alaska exemption" in the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) got unanimous consent to…

A Survey and Analysis of Select Title IV-E Tribal-State Agreements including Template of Promising Practices

25 Mar 2014

The Association on American Indian Affairs, with support from Casey Family Programs, recently released their report, A Survey and Analysis of Select Title IV-E Tribal-State Agreements including Template of Promising…

Letter From National Native Groups to Justice Department to Investigate Child Welfare Issues

3 Feb 2014

Original Letter from NICWA, NCAI, NARF, and AAIA Jocelyn Samuels Acting Assistant Attorney General Civil Rights Division U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. 20530 jocelyn.samuels@usdoj.gov Eve L. Hill…

Public Law 280 and Re-Assumption of Federal Criminal Jurisdiction Under TLOA: The White Earth Experience

14 Jan 201414 Jan 2014

Friday, January 31, 2014 8:30 am till 4:00 pm Catamaran Resort Hotel Room block Group Code: Tribal Judicial Institute (rate of $139 per night) 3999 Mission Blvd. San Diego, California…

‘Baby Veronica’ adoption case re-opens wounds for Native Americans

24 Sep 201325 Sep 2013

Story from Reuters Karen Brooks September 24, 2013 4:46 PM CALERA, Oklahoma (Reuters) - When a four-year-old Cherokee girl was reunited with her adoptive parents on Monday night, it potentially signaled…

Seeking Comments in Support of a California Tribal Court/State Court Forum

8 Aug 20138 Aug 2013

California is considering enacting a rule of court that would formally establish the California Tribal Court/State Court Forum as a Judicial Advisory Committee - allowing the forum to provide policy recommendations…

The Tribal Law and Policy Institute is pleased to announce 2 new publications

8 Mar 2013

Promising Strategies: Tribal State Court Relations Tribal courts and state courts interact across an array of issues, including child welfare, cross jurisdictional enforcement of domestic violence orders of protection, and…

Unique court lets tribal and state judges fight addiction together

13 Aug 2012

by Tom Robertson, Minnesota Public Radio (August 13, 2012 ) Cass Lake, Minn. — Fred Isham sits near a blazing fire just outside Cass Lake on the Leech Lake Indian…