Domestic Violence Courts

Kelly Stoner provided a presentation to the Intertribal Council of Oklahoma on April 9, 2015. The audience was comprised of tribal leaders, tribal judges and other tribal court staff from 5 tribes. (Chickasaw, Seminole, Cherokee, Creek and Choctaw)
Held at the Winstar Casino, Thackerville, OK.

In May 2015, Center staff conduced office based technical assistance. Center staff reviewed a document for Jenn Ruben, Chief Prosecutor, Yavapai-Apache Nation. Staff assisted Jenn Ruben,Chief Prosecutor, Yavapai-Apache Nation, with data collection. Staff forwarded the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team Training information to Catawba Indian Nation. Staff edited the Winnebago Tribe's OJJDP strategic planning proposal.

Center staff conducted the following office based TA:
- re-wrote the grant application for the Pine Ridge Peace Making Seventh Generation Fund Application
-edited the Tribal Law and Order Act Violence Against Women Act for Jenn Ruben, prosecutor for the Yavapai-Apache Nation
-forwarded the FREE DOJ Training: Tribal and Federal Training on Wildlife and Pollution Enforcement Issues Affecting Tribal Lands information to Catawba Indian Nation

In March of 2015, Center staff completed the following technical assistance. Staff had a 1 hour planning call with Pine Ridge regarding a peacemaking program. Staff had a 50 minute call with Tribal Prosecutor Jenn Ruben from the Yavapai Apache Nation regarding design and structure in the criminal justice system. Staff had a planning call with the Oglala Sioux Tribe regarding implementing a peacemaking program. Staff did a 30 minute document review for the victims services program at the Yavapai Apache Nation.

TLPI participates in weekly TTA coordination calls with the National Congress of American Indians and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. These calls focus on TTA delivery, an overview of the pilot tribes and their progress during the pilot period, and now a review of the tribes that are implementing VAWA 2013 Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction.

TLPI staff presented 3 presentations at the Women are Sacred Conference - all focusing on VAWA 2013 Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jursidction, including the opening plenary, special issues and code drafting.

Kelly Stoner provided a plenary presentation at the American Indian Justice Conference on May 12, 2015 in Catoosa, OK.

Kelly Stoner provided a plenary presentation at the American Indian Justice Conference on May 12, 2015 in Catoosa, OK.

This webinar was an overview of CTAS funding availability and purpose areas to fund domestic violence dockets in tribal court and/or domestic violence courts.

TLPI works in conjunction with NCAI and the NCJFCJ to host monthly calls with the Intertribal Working Group, made up of tribes participating in the Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction pilot program.