TLPI staff Kelly Stoner and Esther Labrado from the National Congress of American Indians presented a workshop "VAWA 2013 - Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction" at the Hopi-Tewa Womens Coalition To End Abuse Virtual Tribal Leadership Summit . This session will provide an overview of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013) and provide a detailed examination of the issues tribes need to address if they are interested in exercising the Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction (SDVCJ) provisions under VAWA 2013. The session will also discuss the SDVCJ: Five-Year Report, which summarizes the exercise of tribal criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians in tribal courts since enactment of VAWA 2013. This examination of the tribes’ early exercise of SDVCJ suggests that VAWA 2013 has been a success. As Congress intended, the law has equipped tribes with the much-needed authority to combat the high rates of domestic violence against Native women, while protecting non-Indians’ rights in impartial, tribal forums. This report also describes how tribes and victims have benefitted from the new law and also highlight gaps that remain and recommendations for next steps. Discussion includes the assistance, guidance and benefits from the Intertribal Technical Assistance Working Group (ITWG) on VAWA SDVCJ. The session provides an overview of tribal protection orders, how to craft tribal protection orders, what language must be included in a tribal protection order, and how to meet the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) full faith and credit provision. We will also discuss how to enforce tribal protection orders through: criminal prosecution, criminal contempt, and civil contempt. Enforcing tribal protection order under the VAWA SDVCJ will also be addressed. Completed on 6/29/2021.
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