<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Palatino Linotype";
panose-1:2 4 5 2 5 5 5 3 3 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Garamond;
panose-1:2 2 4 4 3 3 1 1 8 3;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
panose-1:2 11 5 2 2 1 4 2 2 3;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.msonormal0, li.msonormal0, div.msonormal0
{mso-style-name:msonormal;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
span.EmailStyle18
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
span.EmailStyle21
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#660033">VAWA 2013’s Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction – Five-Year Report<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">NCAI released a new report summarizing the first five years of tribal government expanded criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians under the tribal provisions of the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA 2013). VAWA
2013 created a framework for tribal courts to prosecute non-Indians who commit domestic or dating violence against Indian victims on tribal lands—something that has not happened in 35 years, since
<i>Oliphant v. Suquamish Tribe. </i>NCAI worked closely with the 18 tribal nations who exercised this expanded jurisdiction. These tribes report 143 arrests and 74 convictions of 128 different non-Indian abusers. VAWA 2013 allowed tribes to finally prosecute
these long-time abusers who previously had evaded justice, and provide increased safety and justice for victims who previously had little of either.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The report documents how committed each tribe has been to successfully implementing VAWA and ensuring effective administration of justice in their communities. Not only do non-Indian offenders receive a fair day in court, but many tribes
include broader resources aligned with cultural values for community wellness to ensure that these defendants receive help and support. The report highlights specific examples and makes a series of findings regarding these early successes as well as the challenges
for implementing tribes. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The report is available at: <a href="http://www.ncai.org/resources/ncai-publications/SDVCJ_5_Year_Report.pdf">
http://www.ncai.org/resources/ncai-publications/SDVCJ_5_Year_Report.pdf</a> <o:p>
</o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Elizabeth Anne Reese, YunPovi (Pueblo of Nambe)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Project Attorney – Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">National Congress of American Indians<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Embassy of Tribal Nations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">1516 P St NW<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Washington, DC 20005<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Tel: (202) 466-7767 ext. 201<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Fax: (202) 466-7797<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#3333CC"><a href="http://www.ncai.org/"><span style="color:#3333CC">www.ncai.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#3333CC"><a href="mailto:Ereese@ncai.org"><span style="color:#3333CC">Ereese@ncai.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#3333CC"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Admitted in Illinois and the District of Columbia.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ncai.org/"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="141" height="72" style="width:1.4687in;height:.75in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3C767.EEC23420" alt="NCAI_Logo"></span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=ncai&WebCode=SelectDonation"><span style="color:blue">Donate</span><span style="color:blue;font-weight:normal"> to Support
the National Congress of American Indians</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#3333CC"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>