Federal Agencies
This page
contains links to Native American specific federal agencies.
President Obama signed a memorandum on Tribal Consultation
at the November 5, 2009
White House Tribal Nations Conference which pronounced
Tribal consultations “a critical ingredient of a sound and productive
Federal-Tribal relationship.” The President’s Memorandum directs all Federal
agencies to develop a plan of action to implement President Clinton’s Executive
Order 13175 on “Consultation
and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments”
within ninety days (by
February 3, 2010).
Attorney General Announces Significant Reforms to Improve Public Safety in
Indian Country – Attorney General Eric Holder today announced
sweeping reforms intended to improve public safety on tribal land. The new
directive is part of a larger Justice Department initiative to create better
communication and coordination to fight crime and promote justice in Indian
Country. “The public safety challenges we face in Indian Country will not be
solved by a single grant or a single piece of legislation,” Holder said. “There
is no quick fix. While today’s directive is significant progress, we need to
continue our efforts with federal, state and tribal partners to identify
solutions to the challenges we face, and work to implement them.” The Attorney
General directed all U.S. Attorneys’ Offices with districts containing Indian
Country (44 out of 93) to: meet and consult with tribes in their district
annually; develop an operational plan addressing public safety in Indian
Country; work closely with law enforcement to pay particular attention to
violence against women in Indian Country and make these crimes a priority; and
to provide summaries of their operational plans to the Office of the Deputy
Attorney General and make those summaries available to the tribes in their
districts. The Attorney General also announced that the Justice Department’s FY
2010 appropriation includes an additional $6 million for Indian Country
prosecution efforts. At least 35 additional Assistant U.S. Attorneys and 12
additional FBI victim specialists will be added in offices with an Indian
Country caseload. These new resources will enable the Justice Department to
bring the federal justice system closer to Indian Country, including through a
Community Prosecution Pilot Project that the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys
is currently developing.
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A Quiet Crisis:
Federal Funding and Unmet Needs in Indian Country
reveals
that federal funding directed to Native Americans through programs at
federal agencies has not been sufficient to address the basic and very
urgent needs of indigenous peoples. Among the myriad unmet needs are: health
care, education, public safety, housing, and rural development. The
United States Commission on Civil Rights
finds that significant disparities in federal funding exist between Native
Americans and other groups in our nation, as well as the general population.
Among immediate requirements for increased funding are: infrastructure
development, without which tribal governments cannot properly deliver
services; tribal courts, which preserve order in tribal communities, provide
for restitution of wrongs, and lend strength and validity to other tribal
institutions; and tribal priority allocations, which permit tribes to pursue
their own priorities and allow tribal governments to respond to the needs of
their citizens.
Tribal Justice and Safety in
Indian Country is the newest resource guide developed specifically for
Indian country at the U.S. Department of Justice
(DOJ). The goal of this resource is to provide a user-friendly, current, and
comprehensive resource for American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal governments
to further improve the safety of their communities. It also is designed as a
resource to assist the general public and other Federal agencies learn more
about Crime Prevention
and Justice Services in Indian Country. This Web-based resource guide has
several sections, including educational materials to assist the reader with
learning more about the
Government-to-Government Relationship between the Federal government and
Tribal governments,
Current DOJ
Initiatives and Activities, and numerous tribal justice and public safety
resources for Indian Country. This Web site also includes
Funding/Grant
Opportunities and
Research and
Statistics. A
Calendar of our Activities is accessible to aid the reader in locating
tribal justice and safety related events.
USDA Rural Development announced the
launch of a new website designed to better serve American Indian and Alaska
Natives. The website can be found at
www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/aian/
and provides information about Rural Development programs available to assist
American Indians and Alaska Natives in one convenient location. The site also
has success stories of how Rural Development has assisted tribes and individuals
in the past and links to
American Indians
and Alaska Natives Coordinators,
Success Stories,
Funding,
Publications/Resources and other helpful materials.
The following are links to the four federal departments which are most closely involved
in Native American issues - the U.S. Departments of Justice;
Interior; Health and
Human Services (HHS); and Housing and Urban Development
(HUD).
The U.S. Department of Justice has many programs
concerning Native American tribal courts and law enforcement.
Attorney General Janet Reno established the Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ) in January of 1995 to
coordinate tribal issues for the Department of Justice and increase the responsiveness of
the Department to Indian tribes and American Indian citizens. The site include.
The American Indian and Alaska Native Affairs
Desk has been established in the Office of Justice
Programs (OJP) to enhance access to information by Federally recognized American
Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes regarding funding opportunities, training and
technical assistance, and other relevant information. Additionally, the American Indian
& Alaska Native Affairs Desk coordinates with the Office
of Tribal Justice on department wide AI/AN initiatives.
The U.S. Government Printing Office
disseminates official information and publications from all three branches of
the Federal Government. Of particular interest to Native Americans are:
Native Americans under Browse Topics;
House
Committee on Natural Resources, and the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is the
Justice Department's grants making agency. OJP has numerous bureaus and programs,
including the following:
The Justice Department also provides
resource services:
The U.S. Department of the Interior has
many Native American programs, including:
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
also has critical Native American programs, including:
The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
provides Native American housing programs.
The Office of Native American
Programs (ONAP) is the Native American housing program in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
ONAP is established within HUD because HUD is the federal agency designated to provide
housing assistance. Code Talk is the
official website of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), Office of Native
American Programs (ONAP).
General Links to Federal Government Agencies
Thomas, the site of the Library of
Congress, contains links to Federal
Governmental Agencies, including all federal departments and independent agencies.
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