Other Events and Trainings

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Walking on Common Ground - Continuing Pathways to Equal Justice is a sharing conference, where court personnel will discuss experiences and successes that have enhanced cooperation and collaboration between tribal, state and federal justice systems. It is also a gathering aimed at overcoming challenges that still impede communication and the efficient administration of justice. The gathering will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 9—10, 2008 just prior to the Nation Indian Nations Conference. The gathering is free, and will be held at the Wyndham Palm Springs Hotel. This a separate event, with separate registration required. (See WalkingOnCommonGround.org).

Interdepartmental Tribal Justice, Safety, and Wellness - Government-to-Government Consultation, Training and Technical Assistance – Session 8 — In response to Tribal consultation recommendations, the Interdepartmental Tribal Justice, Safety, and Wellness Federal partners and offices have scheduled the next session, Government-to-Government Consultation, Training and Technical Assistance – Session 8 to be held December 8–10, 2008, in Palm Springs, CA. The Training and Technical Assistance session will address consultation issues raised and will begin with an all-day grant writing workshop on Monday, December 8. Tuesday, December 9 will include a general session to report on the progress we have made in the past five Tribal consultation sessions held in 2007–2008; an interdepartmental panel on the transition activities to prepare for a new Administration; and workshops sponsored by several Federal agencies to inform Tribes about funding notices, application submissions, audits and evaluations, the peer review process, the budget formulation process, and much more! For more information and registration, see: www.tribaljusticeandsafety.gov.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Walking on Common Ground - Continuing Pathways to Equal Justice is a sharing conference, where court personnel will discuss experiences and successes that have enhanced cooperation and collaboration between tribal, state and federal justice systems. It is also a gathering aimed at overcoming challenges that still impede communication and the efficient administration of justice. The gathering will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 9—10, 2008 just prior to the Nation Indian Nations Conference. The gathering is free, and will be held at the Wyndham Palm Springs Hotel. This a separate event, with separate registration required. (See WalkingOnCommonGround.org).

Office on Violence Against Women Annual Tribal Consultation — The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has rescheduled its annual Tribal Consultation (Consultation) to Wednesday December 10, 2008 at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA. A block of rooms at a special conference rate has been reserved at the Palm Springs Agua Caliente Spa Resort. If your tribe currently receives grant funding from OVW, you may use your travel funding to pay for the cost of your travel to the Consultation. You may also use the funding to pay for the travel costs of up to two additional representatives from your tribe. Regrettably, OVW does not have funding to help defray the cost of attending the Consultation for tribal governments who do not currently receive OVW grant funding. Non-OVW grantees are welcome to attend the Consultation at their own expense. The enclosed R.S.V.P. form contains more details about room reservation information. Each individual who will attend the Consultation on behalf of your tribe is required to complete and submit an R.S.V.P. form to the Southwest Center for Law and Policy. The form may be submitted either by fax at (520) 326-8070, or online at www.ovwtribalconsultation.com.

Indian Country Sex Offender Registration and Notification (Pre-Conference Institute at the Wyndham Hotel) - Before passage of the Adam Walsh Act, federal law provided national standards for state sex offender registration programs. However, it had no similar provisions concerning sex offenders convicted in tribal courts or those who enter tribal jurisdictions following a conviction elsewhere. It was difficult for tribal authorities to receive notification of sex offenders entering their jurisdictions, to track those offenders, or to make information about those offenders available to community members. This session will provide substantive information on implementation of the Federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act in Indian Country as it pertains to the 197 non-PL 280 tribes that elected to function as sex offender registration jurisdictions under the federal law.

NEW: If you want to register for the Indian Country Sex Offender Registration & Notification Pre-Conference Institute only – and will not be able to participate in the Indian Nations Conference itself, Click Here to Register.