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House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples Oversight Hearing Castro-Huerta Supreme Court Ruling
On September 20, the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples (SCIP) held an oversight hearing entitled “Examining Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta: The Implications of the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Tribal Sovereignty.” Mary Kathryn Nagle, Counsel to NIWRC, testified at the hearing about the negative impact the Castro-Huerta ruling has on the safety of Native women, children, and communities. Watch the hearing here. On September 26, the US Department [...]
Presidential Proclamation on National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month 2022
On September 30, President Biden proclaimed October as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (DVAM) and called on all Americans to speak out against domestic violence and support victims, survivors, advocates, and service providers. Read the proclamation...
16 Tribes Selected to Enhance Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases
The Department of Justice has selected an additional 16 federally recognized Tribes to participate in the continued expansion of the Tribal Access Program for National Crime Information (TAP), a program that provides Tribal governments with means to access, enter and exchange data with national crime information systems, including those maintained by the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division. The program provides training as well as software and biometric/biographic kiosk workstations [...]
Acting Director Allison Randall (OVW) Remarks at 17th Annual Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation
Anchorage, AK ~ Wednesday, September 21, 2022: "Good morning everyone. Welcome to both our virtual and in-person participants to the 17th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation — our first in-person consultation since 2019. We are profoundly grateful to be here with the largest group of participants in our history of consultation. I would like to thank Elizabeth Sonnyboy for the beautiful traditional prayer and blessing.It is so wonderful [...]
Justice Department Announces More Than $246 Million in Grants for Tribal Nations
September 21, 2022: The Justice Department announced that it will award more than $246 million in grants to American Indian and Alaska Native communities to improve public safety and serve crime victims. The announcement coincides with the 17th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation, Sept. 21st to 23rd in Anchorage, Alaska. “Each year, this event serves as a necessary reminder of the violence perpetrated against women in Tribal communities [...]
