Implementing VAWA's Expanded Jurisdiction in Our Tribal Courts

Producer

National Congress of American Indians

Year

2013

In coordination with the Tribal Law and Policy Institute, NCAI hosting this webinar on April 5, 2013. In this webinar, panelists discussed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) provisions that expands tribal court jurisdiction over all persons for certain crimes committed on the reservation.

consultation

criminal jurisdiction

domestic violence

tribal courts

tribal domestic criminal code

Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) 2010

Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA 2013)

Additional Information

Native Nations

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

Gila River Indian Community

Topics

Citation

National Congress of American Indians. Implementing VAWA's Expanded Jurisdiction in Our Tribal Courts. National Congress of American Indians. Washington, D.C. April 5, 2013. Video. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igUa0z8Lo7E, accessed July 21, 2023)

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