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N. Cheyenne Tribe sues feds over dire public safety on reservation

Cinnamon Bankey2023-11-27T21:56:48+00:00

The Northern Cheyenne Tribe is suing the federal government after enduring years of unaddressed violent crime and missing tribal members. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, names the United States, the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and several leading officials within those agencies as plaintiffs. The tribe is claiming the federal government has breached its obligation to keep Northern Cheyenne residents on the reservation safe, and demands that the DOI and BIA fulfill those obligations. "Public safety on-reservation is severely compromised due to the lack of meaningful BIA law enforcement presence [...]

N. Cheyenne Tribe sues feds over dire public safety on reservationCinnamon Bankey2023-11-27T21:56:48+00:00

Federal Law Enforcement, Attorneys Directed to Prioritize Violent Crimes Against Indigenous Women

Cinnamon Bankey2023-11-27T21:59:37+00:00

On July 14th, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco directed federal attorneys and law enforcement agencies to prioritize violent crimes against women in Indian Country. In a memorandum, Deputy Attorney General Monaco, declared it a priority for the Department of Justice to work alongside tribal nations and federal enforcement agencies, to address the disproportionately high rate of violent crimes committed against indigenous women. Deputy Attorney General Monaco, said in her remarks, the action reaffirms the commitment by the Department of Justice to promote public safety in Indian country, and respecting tribal sovereignty. As tribes know best how to make their communities [...]

Federal Law Enforcement, Attorneys Directed to Prioritize Violent Crimes Against Indigenous WomenCinnamon Bankey2023-11-27T21:59:37+00:00

Minneapolis ultrarunner encourages Indigenous women to rise above challenges

Cinnamon Bankey2024-03-12T14:40:27+00:00

The pain of running a 62-mile race over 22 hours can feel unbearable — but ultramarathoner Verna Volker said she's had ample training: She birthed four kids without medication. Volker, 48, tries to keep pain in perspective as she trains for her next ultra, defined as any race longer than a 26.2-mile marathon. She drinks coffee in the dark and starts running on the river bluffs at 4:30 a.m. Stopping for TikTok dance breaks, she runs at what she calls a "turtle" pace, sticking to soft trails to manage inflammatory arthritis in her knee. When the pain is sharp, Volker remembers [...]

Minneapolis ultrarunner encourages Indigenous women to rise above challengesCinnamon Bankey2024-03-12T14:40:27+00:00

Justice Department Opens Application Period For Program to Enhance Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases

Cinnamon Bankey2023-11-27T22:04:22+00:00

The Department of Justice has announced the opening of the application period for federally recognized Tribes and inter-tribal consortia to participate in the Tribal Access Program (TAP) for National Crime Information, which provides federally recognized Tribes the ability to access and exchange data with national crime information databases for authorized criminal justice and non-criminal justice purposes. The program provides training as well as software and biometric/biographic kiosk workstations to process fingerprints, take mugshots and submit information to FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) systems. There are currently 108 federally recognized Tribes participating in TAP. The department will accept TAP applications from [...]

Justice Department Opens Application Period For Program to Enhance Tribal Access to National Crime Information DatabasesCinnamon Bankey2023-11-27T22:04:22+00:00

Funding Opportunity: NEW Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding to Support Tribal Reentry

Cinnamon Bankey2023-03-15T18:25:12+00:00

FY 2022 Improving Adult and Juvenile Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Program - Closing Date August 2, 2022. Grants.gov Deadline July 28, 2022. Application JustGrants Deadline August 2, 2022. Through this opportunity, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks applications for funding to state, local, and tribal governments, as well as community-based nonprofit organizations, to enhance or implement clinical services and other evidence-based responses to improve reentry, reduce recidivism, and address the treatment and recovery needs of people with mental health, substance use, or co-occurring disorders who are currently involved in the criminal justice system or were formerly involved. This program will [...]

Funding Opportunity: NEW Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding to Support Tribal ReentryCinnamon Bankey2023-03-15T18:25:12+00:00

Registration is open for the American Indian Justice Conference, June 28-30

Cinnamon Bankey2024-03-12T14:41:56+00:00

The American Indian Justice Conference offers tribes across the nation an opportunity to learn strategies to enhance tribal justice systems while providing essential information on topics such as court planning and development, diversionary court programs, traditional dispute resolution, justice system responses to alcohol and substance abuse, and emerging issues that are relevant to tribal justice system development. This is a free virtual event. To Register: American Indian Justice Conference 2022. Who should attend? Affiliates from all federally recognized tribes working in courts, law enforcement, prosecution, probation/reentry, corrections, treatment, social service programs, and victim services BJA Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation and Tribal Comprehensive [...]

Registration is open for the American Indian Justice Conference, June 28-30Cinnamon Bankey2024-03-12T14:41:56+00:00

Department of Justice Updates Gender Bias Guidance

Cinnamon Bankey2023-11-27T22:06:40+00:00

Last week, the Department of Justice announced updated guidance, “Improving Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence by Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias,” designed to help law enforcement agencies (LEAs) improve their response to sexual assault and domestic violence. The 2015 guidance has been revised to account for the impact of bias based on factors other than gender, incorporate new resources and research, provide improved case examples illustrating a trauma-informed approach to survivors, and emphasize the need to address and prevent police misconduct. Purpose of the Guidance Examine how gender bias can undermine the response of LEAs to sexual [...]

Department of Justice Updates Gender Bias GuidanceCinnamon Bankey2023-11-27T22:06:40+00:00

NOW AVAILABLE: Two non-OVW funded solicitations that address Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI)

Cinnamon Bankey2024-03-12T14:45:44+00:00

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has released two solicitations that address gender-based violence. Below are links to their solicitations, as well as their due dates. Click on the links to learn more. FY 2022 Office of Justice Programs Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Grants.gov Deadline: 8:59 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, Application JustGrants Deadline: 8:59 p.m. eastern time on Monday, June 27, 2022 NIJ FY 2022 Evaluation of OJP Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Grants.gov Deadline: 8:59 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Application JustGrants Deadline: 8:59 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, June 21, 2022

NOW AVAILABLE: Two non-OVW funded solicitations that address Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI)Cinnamon Bankey2024-03-12T14:45:44+00:00

Amnesty International Report on VAIW Launched

Cinnamon Bankey2024-03-12T14:46:53+00:00

Today Amnesty International launched their report on Violence Against Native Women: The Never-ending Maze: Continued failure to protect Indigenous women from sexual violence in the USA: https://www.amnestyusa.org/maze/. From the report: "American Indian and Alaska Native women face some of the highest rates of sexual violence in the United States: 56.1 percent of Native women have experienced sexual violence; Native women are 2.2 times more likely to be raped than non-Hispanic white women. High rates of sexual violence have been compounded by the: Federal government’s steady erosion of tribal government authority Complex jurisdictional maze that Native survivors of sexual violence must navigate [...]

Amnesty International Report on VAIW LaunchedCinnamon Bankey2024-03-12T14:46:53+00:00

Sexual assault counselors push to protect confidentiality with victims

Cinnamon Bankey2023-11-27T22:12:30+00:00

Advocates say disclosure of information could have a chilling effect on the willingness to report. Victims' advocates say Minnesota judges inconsistently apply a state law protecting communications between sexual assault counselors and people who come to them for help. Now, those groups have taken their case all the way to the Minnesota Supreme Court, appealing a ruling in which a district court allowed review of a woman's communications with a southern Minnesota sexual assault advocacy group in a criminal case. The groups say any review of their confidential records has a chilling effect on a victim's willingness to report an assault. [...]

Sexual assault counselors push to protect confidentiality with victimsCinnamon Bankey2023-11-27T22:12:30+00:00

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