Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) Content Topic Results
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February 2019
Tribal Domestic Violence Courts and Tribal Domestic Violence Dockets: Guide for Development of a Tribal Victim-Centered Specialized Court or Docket to More Effectively Address Domestic Violence Cases
Publisher(s): This unique resource was drafted to guide Native nations through a series of exercises resulting in a tribal domestic violence court or docket specifically designed by the tribe to address the domestic violence issues in a particular tribal community.
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February 2015
Tribal Legal Code Resource: Domestic Violence Laws Guide for Drafting or Revising Victim-Centered Tribal Laws Against Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): This guide includes exercises, examples, and discussion questions to help you customize your laws to meet the needs of your community. This resource was revised and updated in March of 2015, including changes addressing issues concerning the 2010 enactment of the Tribal Law and Order Act and VAWA 2013.
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June 2013
Sharing Our Stories of Survival: Native Women Surviving Violence
Publisher(s): A general introduction to the social and legal issues involved in acts of violence against Native women. Sharing Our Stories of Survival explores stories and case-studies and statistics with a countervailing theme running through this extremely informative volume.
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Promising Strategies: Tribal-State Court Relations
Publisher(s):In Public Law 280 (PL 280) jurisdictions, the concurrent jurisdiction of state and tribal courts over criminal prosecutions and civil actions arising in Indian Country creates even more interactions and complications.
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January 2008
A Victim-Centered Approach To Domestic Violence Against Native Women
Publisher(s):Tribal governments across the United States are creating programs to improve response to violent crime. As sovereign governments, tribes can assert jurisdiction in criminal and civil actions involving assaults against Native women.
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Victim Services: Promising Practices in Indian Country
Publisher(s):Programs in the following communities are highlighted:
Native Village of Emmonak
Big Lagoon Rancheria
Crow Creek Reservation
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
The Navajo Nation
Oglala Lakota Nation
Osage Nation
Pawnee Nation
Turtle Mountain Chippewa
Rosebud Lakota Tribe
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Final Report: Focus Group on Public Law 280 and the Sexual Assault of Native Women
Publisher(s):The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) provided technical assistance and collaborated with OVW on the design and delivery of the session. This final report details the event.