Event Highlights

The 9^th National Indian Nations: Justice for Victims of Crime Conference will be held December 9-11, 2004, in Palm Springs, California. This event will focus on innovation and successful victim programs and strategies as well as providing current information and promising practices from the field.

The workshops, plenary sessions, and Pre-Conference Institutes will be exciting, challenging, and filled with information that you can take back and use immediately in your community.

Have your credit card handy: Online Conference Registration is now available to all conference attendees and nonprofit exhibitors.

Who Should Attend?

This conference is designed for anyone involved in addressing victims issues in Indian Country.

Topics

• Community Responsibility
• Working With Indian Nations
• Improving Justice Process
• Skills Building
• Using Research and Evaluation
• Working With Victims
• Addressing Child Abuse
• Strengthening Juvenile Justice
• Safety for Elders
• Working with Law Enforcement
• Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Tribal Flags

We are asking that a representative from each tribe bring their tribal flag so that flags from all Indian Nations represented can be displayed throughout the conference and recognized during the opening session.

Special Functions

If you are interested in participating in any of the following functions, please check in with us at the registration table in the lobby of the Wyndham hotel.

Indian Canyon Tour
Saturday, December 11, 2004
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Provided by the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Limited Participants: 40

The hike is an easy to moderate one mile loop of beautiful Andreas Canyon, a traditional village site of the Cahuilla people. Plants, animals, resources, and landscape are explained in the context of how the Cahuilla utilized them in their daily desert life. Wear good walking shoes and bring a bottle of water.

29 Palms Band of Mission Indians Annual Powwow
December 10th - 12th, 2004
Trump 29 Casino
Indio, CA
Info: (760) 775-3239

Friday, December 10, 2004
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Torrez Martinez Tribal Community

Sweat Lodge Friday night at Torrez-Martinez for both men and women lodges.

Vendors, Exhibitors and Resource Tables

Space is available for vendors and exhibitors. Exhibit space will be made available on a first come basis. Resource tables will be available for display of materials related to services for victims of crime. A Vendor/Exhibitor Form is available online (You will need Acrobat Reader 5.0 to use the fillable features of this form) or you may contact the Institute at conference@tribal-institute.org or by calling 1-323-650-5467. Please note that all Indian Arts and Craft sales must be in compliance with the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (as amended).

Continuing Education Credits and Certificates of Attendance

Continuing education credit and certificates of attendance will be offered by the Institute for Continuing Education. Continuing education credit will be awarded on a session by session basis, with full attendance required for each session attended. The processing fee is $25.00 and may be included in the registration fees by checking the appropriate box on the Conference Registration Form (You will need Acrobat Reader 5.0 to use the fillable features of this form).

To receive continuing education credit, conference attendees must sign in/sign out daily at specified sites at the conference and comply with other continuing education requirements. If you have questions regarding continuing education or certificates of attendance, please call our Continuing Education Coordinator, Linda Lakeman at 1-251-990-5030 or by email at instconted@aol.com.

• Alcohol/Drug: The Institute for Continuing Education is approved by the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) to provide continuing education for alcohol and drug abuse counselors. NAADAC Provider No. 000243.
• Counseling: The Institute for Continuing Education is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) to offer continuing education for national certified counselors. The Institute for Continuing Education adheres to NBCC continuing education guidelines. NBCC Provider No. 5643.
• Legal/Law Enforcement: Application will be made to the appropriate agencies for approval of continuing legal education and POST credit for law enforcement professionals.
• Marriage/Family Therapy: The Institute for Continuing Education is recognized as a provider of continuing education activities by the California Board of Behavior Sciences. Provider No. PCE 636.
• Nursing: The Institute for Continuing Education is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the California Board of Behavior Sciences. ABN Provider No. 1124. Nurses should contact their state board to determine if approval of this program through the Alabama Board of Nursing is acceptable for continuing education in their state.
• Psychology: The Institute for Continuing Education is an organization approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education for psychologists. The Institute for Continuing Education maintains responsibility for the program.
• Social Work: The Institute for Continuing Education is approved as a provider for continuing education by the Association of State Social Work Boards (ASSWB), through the Approved Continuing Education Program (ACE). The Institute for Continuing Education maintains responsibility for the program. ASSWB Provider No. 1007.

Background Information

The Wyndham Palm Springs Hotel is a full service conference hotel, is located on tribally owned land, and is two blocks away from the Aqua Caliente Tribe’s Spa Hotel. There are 10 Tribes in the Palm Springs area and 33 Tribes in the region.