ABA Passes Tribal Jurisdiction - VAWA Reauthorization ...
The ABA Tribal Jurisdiction - VAWA reauthorization resolution was passed by the American Bar Association which for the first time puts the ABA on record in favor of allowing tribal criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians who commit crimes of gender-based violence (addressing the Oliphant in the ...
United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. Welcome the ILOC
On Thursday, July 12, United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. welcomed the Indian Law and Order Commission members. The Commission met at the USET offices in Nashville, TN, to have a Listening Session open to USET member Tribes as well as have a Business Session in which they ...
FEMA Invites Tribal Leaders of Federally Recognized Tribes ...
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate invites the leader of each federally-recognized tribe to join him for a conference call to discuss proposed changes to the Stafford Act on June 26, 2012, at 2:00pm Eastern. He will provide an update on FEMA’s activities in support of legislation that would ...
OVW Announces Agreements to Cross-Designate Tribal ...
The Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) announced today that four tribes in Nebraska, New Mexico, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota will be awarded cooperative agreements to cross-designate tribal prosecutors to pursue violence against women cases in both tribal ...
Indian Law and Order Commission
The Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA), signed into law by President Obama last July with bipartisan support, makes federal agencies more accountable for serving Indian lands. TLOA also provides greater freedom for tribes to design and run their own criminal justice systems.
TLOA created the Indian Law and Order Commission, an independent, all-volunteer advisory group, to help with the greatest challenges to securing equal justice for Native Americans living and working on Indian lands. The purpose of this website is to provide updates, news, and resources related to the Commission's activities.
TLOA directs the Commission to report back to the White House and Capitol Hill next year with specific proposals to make Indian Country safer and more just, so that Native Americans may finally receive the full protections guaranteed to all U.S. citizens by the Constitution.
To gain insight into these and many other systemic challenges, the Indian Law and Order Commission has begun visiting Indian tribes and nations to develop recommendations for lasting public policy reform.
