| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 |
| 9:00 ─ 4:30 pm | Pre-Conference Institutes (Separate registration required) |
Sam English
(Turtle Mountain Ojibwe)
Conference Poster Artist | Healing Through Art
This session, led by Turtle Mountain Chippewa artist Sam English, will provide cultural communication opportunities and explore American Indian expression at both Tribal and Urban levels about alcohol, drugs and violence and overcoming the pain of victimization. Participants will learn how to expose inner feelings without feeling afraid of criticism through making art. This session will produce a group piece of art to be displayed during the conference. | Andreas |
Dianne Barker Harrold
Dave Rogers | Team Building for Law Enforcement and Advocates (Morning Session)
This workshop will provide skills to forge a cohesive team of law enforcement and advocates. Discuss the importance of law enforcement and advocates working closely together. Attendees will obtain skills in collaboration, forming a team, dynamics of a team, how to prioritize roles of the team, and resolving conflicts. | Pueblo A |
Gayle Thom
Pam Moore | Critical Incident and Team Trauma Debriefing (Afternoon Session)
This workshop will provide information and skills to responders on mass casualty, critical incident and traumatic events. Topics include school shootings, natural disasters, multiple homicide victims or agency related events. Discussions will focus on what happens during the event and addresses how responders and service providers are affected and follow up needed to address these issues. | Pueblo A |
Hallie Bongar White
Kim Day | Creating Indian Country Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Technicians
Training and utilizing Tribal community Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Technicians (SAFE-Ts) can help offset many of the problems arising from the severe shortage of sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) in Indian Country. Using traditional healthcare delivery systems, Tribal communities can create their own SAFE-T programs to preserve important forensic evidence for prosecution while improving the delivery of healthcare and other services to Native victims. This presentation will explore ways Tribal communities can develop this innovative program and train community and traditional health care providers to improve healthcare, justice, and safety for Native sexual assault and abuse survivors. PowerPoint | Chino A |
Christine Stark
Noya Woodrich
Suzanne Tibbets Young
Sherry Sanchez Tibbetts
Sarah Curtiss
Nicole Matthews | Trafficking of Native Women and Children
This pre-conference institute will engage participants in a discussion regarding prostitution and trafficking of Native women, including a broad overview of prostitution and trafficking and establish it as a form of violence against women. We will present data from a recent report published in Minnesota regarding trafficking of Native women, and we will also discuss how to effectively provide services to Native prostituted women and children and developing a coordinated community response to trafficking of Native women and girls. | Chino B |
Leslie Hagen,
Senior Counsel,
SMART Office
Joshua J. Breedlove
M. Brent Leonhard | Indian Country Sex Offender Registration and Notification (Sponsored by SMART Office)
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. (View Agenda) 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. | Mojave |
| 4:00 ─ 9:00 pm | On-Site Conference Registration
Wyndham Hotel Lobby |
| 7:00 ─ 9:00 pm | Conference Reception - Spa Hotel (Optional)
Sponsored by: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Morongo Band of Mission Indians
Salt River Pima Maricopa Tribe (No federal funds utilized) |
| | Cultural Performance
Bearspring Singers/Dancers (Youth) |
| Thursday, December 11, 2008 |
| 7:00 ─ 9:00 am | On-Site Conference Registration
Wyndham Hotel Lobby |
| 9:00 ─ Noon | Opening Plenary Session |
| | Emcee: Sarah Deer (Mvskoke)
Visiting Professor, William Mitchell College of Law
Consultant, Tribal Law and Policy Institute |
| | Opening Invocation
Ernest Siva (Serrano/Cahuilla)
Bird Singer |
| | Flag/Honor Song
The Boyz |
| | Welcome
Moraino Patencio (Agua Caliente)
Secretary Treasurer, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians |
| | Opening Remarks
John W. Gillis
Director, Office for Victims of Crime
U.S. Department of Justice |
| | Opening Keynote Address
The Role of Tribal Courts in Promoting Safety, Justice, and Healing – A Tribal Justice Perspective
Stacy Leeds (Cherokee)
Professor of Law, University of Kansas |
| | Short Video Excerpts
Pathway to Hope: Healing Child Sexual Abuse
Listen to the Grandmothers: Incorporating Tradition into Contemporary Responses to Violence Against Native Women |
| | Cultural Ceremony
Honoring Ceremony for Victims/Survivors of Violence
Jim Clairmont (Sicangu Lakota)
Spiritual Leader |
| Noon ─ 1:30 pm | LUNCH (on your own) |
| 1:30 ─ 3:00 pm | Workshops A |
Pamela Romrell
Sandy Carlsgaard
Jeanne Thomas | "Empowering the Child Victim" Your MDT Can Make it Happen (Sponsored by Federal Bureau of Investigation)
This workshop will focus on developing community partnerships that ensure effective and productive service outcomes for child abuse victims. Participants will be familiarized with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) as a means to understanding the child's victimization and to fostering communication and respectful cooperation among service providers. PowerPoint | A1
Santa Rosa |
Cathy Baldwin-Johnson
Margaret Volz | The Medical Evaluation for Drug and Alcohol Endangered Children
This workshop will review what is currently known about the health effects of drug and alcohol exposure on children, and recommendations for medical evaluation and testing in these situations. PowerPoint, FASPowerPoint, | A2
San Jacinto |
Patricia McGeshick
Coleen Clark | A Horse Called Midnight Promotes Safety, Justice and Healing
Midnight was the disciplinarian to promote good values and acceptable standards of behavior. Midnight teaches effective response to victims through collaboration to promote safety and healing by focusing on justice, accountability, resources, and cultural practice. | A3
Andreas |
Joan Eliel
Winona Tanner
Angela Russell | Tribes and State - Partnering For Justice (Sponsored by Montana Department of Justice)
Presenters share their experience building a respectful collaboration between two Montana Tribes and the State of Montana in combating domestic violence. Successful collaborations include: Uniform Coversheet for Orders of Protection; local and national training/education opportunities; integration of technology and communication between state and tribal entities; and standardized business practices. | A4
Chino |
Tracy Mullins
Dave Rogers | Promoting Justice, Safety and Healing through Community Supervision of Tribal Offenders (Sponsored by Bureau of Justice Assistance)
Recognizing the resiliency of the healing success of tribal communities, this workshop will discuss how community supervision of tribal offenders has become a desirable alternative to monitor and enforce interventions designed to address offenders’ substance abuse issues, help change offenders’ behavior, promote restoration and healing, and protect victim and public safety. | A5
Pueblo |
| Leslie Hagen | Indian Country Sex Offender Registration and Notification (Sponsored by SMART Office)
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. | A6
Mojave |
Jim White
Montie Deer | Providing Safety and Justice for Native Victims of Non-Indian Perpetrators: Creative Tribal Court Civil Remedies
Lack of criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians often results in no punishment or consequences for perpetrators of violent crime in Indian Country. However, Tribes have expansive civil jurisdiction over non-Indians and can employ innovative civil legal strategies to address safety and security for their citizens, residents, and visitors. This presentation explores ways in which Tribes can work within current jurisdictional limitations to impose significant, meaningful, and effective consequences for non-Indian offenders in Indian Country. Ways that Tribes can incorporate customary and traditional consequences into civil orders against non-Indians will also be discussed. PowerPoint | A7
Catalina |
Kathleen Sanchez
Corrine Sanchez | Use of Culture and Tradition for Healing Abused Relations: An Overview of Tewa Women United Program
In this “life journeying” workshop, we will share how our program operates and as parts are contrasted, a symbolic butterfly emerges. We will learn about fluidity and flexibility of realistic use of traditional ways in our spheres of changing battered women’s lives. | A8
Pasadena |
| Roe Bubar | Interviewing Young Children in Child Sexual Abuse Cases in Indian Country
This workshop will cover a variety of developmental considerations when conducting forensic interviews of young children in child sexual abuse investigations. | A9
Sierra |
Dianne Barker Harrold
Rose Mary Shaw
Pam Moore | Promoting Your Program with an Eye on Sustainability
For rural, underserved or tribal programs to survive they must provide community education to garner support. This workshop will provide low cost and practical ways for attendees to get the message out, and helpful hints to involve tribal leaders and governing boards to strengthen community support and long-term sustainability after grant funds end. | A10
Ventura |
| 3:00 ─ 3:30 pm | BREAK (Sponsored by Morongo Band of Mission Indians) | |
| 3:30 ─ 5:00 pm | Workshops B | |
Kimber Evensen
Jim Miller | Is it Harder for Boys to Tell? Understanding Male Sexual Abuse Survivors
This workshop will focus on understanding the differences in etiology, social and emotional dynamics, and healing paradigms of male sexual abuse survivors. | B1
Santa Rosa |
Cathy Baldwin-Johnson
Margaret Volz | Bruises, Burns and Broken Bones: Accident or Abuse?
This case-based workshop will discuss key elements for evaluating injuries in children, including the history, medical and developmental factors, and exam findings so that abusive injuries can be accurately identified. PowerPoint | B2
San Jacinto |
Sarah Henry
Christina Marie Entrekin | Full Faith and Credit for Protection Orders
This workshop will provide information on the Violence Against Women Act’s full faith and credit provision and different protection orders. Discussion will focus on issuance and enforcement of protection orders and recent changes in the law. Challenges and best practices in the protection order process will also be covered. PowerPoint | B3
Andreas |
| Hallie Bongar White | Testifying as an Expert Witness in Tribal, State, and Federal Courts
This presentation will demonstrate how victim advocates, law enforcement, and other professionals working with Native victims of crime may already possess the experience, training, and expertise necessary to qualify as an expert witness in Tribal, State, and Federal Courts. This interactive presentation will discuss development of an expert witness c.v. or resume, confidentiality, and effective courtroom testimony. Expert witness testimony can and does increase justice for victims. PowerPoint | B4
Chino |
Rebecca St. George
Sterling Harris
John Beyer
Sarah Curtiss | Duluth's Safety and Accountability Audit of Sexual Violence
A Safety Audit is tool developed by Praxis International and used by interdisciplinary groups and advocacy organizations to further their common goals of enhancing safety and ensuring accountability when intervening in cases domestic and/or sexual violence. Mending the Sacred Hoop and the Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault (PAVSA) out of Duluth, MN, recently completed an audit of the criminal justice response to Native women in and around Duluth who report rape to the police. In this workshop, we will more fully explain how a safety and accountability audit works, and walk you through the journey that we took in Duluth. PowerPoint, HandOuts | B5
Pueblo |
Christopher B. Chaney
Roi Holt
Diane Humetewa | Closing the Gap in Indian Country: Criminal Jurisdiction and its Impact on Victim Services (Sponsored by Office of Tribal Justice and Bureau of Indian Affairs)
Presenters will discuss the complex framework of criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country and how it affects the provision of services to crime victims. Topics of discussion will include: the Major Crimes Act, the Indian Country General Crimes Act, the Indian Civil Rights Act, and the Violence Against Women Act. HandOuts | B6
Mojave |
Carole Goldberg
Duane Champagne | Strategies for Administering Indian Country Criminal Justice: Some National Comparative Data (Sponsored by National Institute of Justice)
We are conducting a national comparative study of different models for administering policing, criminal courts, and detention in Indian country. Our premise is that which government controls different elements of criminal justice will affect outcomes related to community safety and satisfaction. This workshop will present preliminary findings from that research. PowerPoint | B7
Catalina |
Bonnie Clairmont
Jim Clairmont | Listen to Our Grandmothers: Utilizing Cultural Traditions in Our Response to Violence Against Indian Women
In this workshop, presenters will discuss some of the ways in which cultural traditions can be used to address violence against women in tribal communities. Both presenters will present their perspectives and invite participants to share lessons they obtained from their grandmothers and how those lessons and other cultural traditions can be useful in forming our response to violence against Indian women. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to view a newly released video produced by the Tribal Law and Policy Institute, “Listen to Our Grandmothers.” PowerPoint | B8
Pasadena |
Teresa Foster
Leslie Hagen | Prosecuting Sex Crimes Against Adults and Children: Strategies for Successful Outcomes
Most tribal communities face an array of challenges in the investigation and prosecution of sex crimes against children and adults. Whether prosecution is handled by the state or federal system, there are specific strategies that increase success in prosecuting these crimes. In this workshop we will examine several case studies to address the challenges for successful prosecution of both adult and child sex offenses, as well as strategies to meet them. PowerPoint | B9
Sierra |
Renee Williams
Melissa Riley | Collaboration, Coordination and Outreach: Increasing Compensation and Assistance in Native Communities
The goal of the workshop is to provide participants an understanding of the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Compensation and Assistance program; provide tools for completing compensation applications and information on establishing assistance programs in tribal communities. Participants of this workshop are encouraged to bring questions and provide recommendations that will be instrumental to increasing services to crime victims in tribal communities. PowerPoint | B10
Ventura |
| 5:00 ─ 7:00 pm | Wiping of Tears Ceremony (optional)
Jim Clairmont (Sicangu Lakota)
Spiritual Leader | Santa Rosa | |
| 7:00 ─ 9:00 pm | Conference Banquet
California Grand Ballroom | | |
| | Emcee: Ada Pecos Melton (Jemez Pueblo)
President, American Indian Development Associates | |
| | Cultural Performance
Oshkii Giizhik Singers
Lyz Jaakola (Anishinaabe/Finnish) | |
| | Native Youth Essay
Award Contest Winner | |
| | Victim Advocacy Award
(Including Bonnie Heavy Runner Award) | |
| | Cultural Performance
Arizona/California Territorial Birdsingers | |
| | Keynote Speaker
Diane J. Humetewa (Hopi)
United States Attorney for the District of Arizona | |
| | Cultural Performance
Joanne Shenandoah (Oneida Nation)
Grammy Award Winning
Singer/Performer/Composer/Actress/Lecturer | |
| Friday December 12, 2008 | |
| 8:30 ─ 10:00 am | Workshops C | |
| Kimber Evensen | Child of Water, Child of Stone: The Obvious and Subtle Impacts of Sexual Abuse on Developing Children
This workshop will provide the participant with an intermediate level of understanding of the dynamics of sexual abuse, how a child victim responds to abuse, why some children seem to react more intensely than others, and how other important adults in the child's life can positively or negatively impact the child's ability to heal. PowerPoint | C1
Santa Rosa |
Linda Logan
Lisa Thompson | Native Child Advocacy Centers: A Close Look at Success Programs (Sponsored by Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)
This workshop features the successes, creativity and challenges that Native American child advocacy centers experience. Learn how child advocacy centers (CACs) are fundamentally changing the process for investigating cases of child sexual abuse. | C2
San Jacinto |
Sarah Curtiss
Rebecca St. George | Homelessness and Violence Against Native Women: Community Partnerships
This workshop looks at addressing the housing needs of battered Native women beyond immediate shelter. There is an undeniable link between homelessness and violence against Native women, but most programs focus on one or the other. PowerPoint | C3
Andreas |
| Art Martinez | Trauma Survivorship and the Cycle of Violence
The workshop will outline issues of treatment and risk reduction in the treatment of abuse reactive adults and minors. Particular attention will be placed on the special reactive issues of men and women adult survivors as distinct treatment populations of the community. The implications of treatment will be the focus of the workshop in reviewing the protective and resiliency treatment services that involve the confluence of culture and healing. PowerPoint | C4
Chino |
Pauline Lucero-Esquivel
Dick Lefevre | Forensic Interviewing of Adults and Children with Disabilities (Sponsored by Administration on Developmental Disabilities in the Administration on Children and Families)
Victims with disabilities can be accurate reporters and viable witnesses. It requires interviewers to use a special skill set that allows them to tell their story to the best of their abilities. Content in this workshop includes pre-interview considerations, learning about the most common disabilities and how to adapt the standard interviewing protocol for clients with special needs. PowerPoint, PowerPoint | C5
Pueblo |
Richard VanBoxtel
Andrea LeStarge | Wisconsin Tribal Initiatives to Address Drug Endangered Children
Wisconsin state agencies and tribes have begun to work together to address drug endangered children from tribes in Wisconsin and this session will discuss the steps that the state and tribes have taken thus far, the highlights of the first tribal-state conference and join activities that have been shared, and any formal agreements and protocols that are in place or underway as a result of this partnership. | C6
Mojave |
| Joe LaPorte | Utilizing Information Sharing to Improve Public Safety in Indian Country (Sponsored by Office of Tribal Justice)
Presenter will discuss the concept of information sharing and how it can be used to improve law enforcement in Indian Country. The presenter will discuss both the "hardware" side of improving communications systems and institutional "culture" changes that may be needed to improve chances for successful implementation. | C7
Catalina |
| Renee L. Fasthorse-Iron Hawk | The Way of Healing from Multi-Generational Trauma
This presentation will share about multi-generational trauma and grief: the definition, the causes, the symptoms, the behaviors, and the healing approaches that can include restorative measures. This presentation will give a holistic approach to addressing this way of living within native American communities. PowerPoint | C8
Pasadena |
Roe Bubar
| Native Youth and Sexual Health: Implications for Sexual Assault Risks
This workshop will present original 2008 data from a qualitative study on Native Youth accessing media for information on sexual health and the resultant implications for sexual assault uncovered in this study. | C9
Sierra |
Mary Jo Speaker
Dianne Barker Harrold | After the Homicide: Meeting the Needs of Victims and Survivors
This workshop is designed for all levels of advocacy. The needs of survivors and families of homicide victims are numerous and diverse. How advocates meet those needs and how tradition and culture can be used to support them will be discussed. | C10
Ventura |
| 10:00 ─ 10:30 pm | BREAK (Sponsored by Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community) |
| 10:30 ─ Noon | Workshops D |
| Kimber Evensen | The Difficult Connection: Understanding How Abuse Impacts a Child's Ability to Develop Healthy Attachments
This workshop will inform participants about attachment disturbances between parents and children, and how to address these in a way that can promote healing and improved relationships. PowerPoint | D1
Santa Rosa |
Arlana Bettelyoun
Chad (Miner) Rattigan | Wakanyeja na woope (Children's Advocacy and Laws)
Presenter and co-presenter will showcase the impact of advocating for Indian children who, at no fault of their own, find themselves in the court system. Also, we will share the experience and benefit of a children's code that is customized for traditional, natural law. | D2
San Jacinto |
Darlene Marie Wilcox
Susan LeClaire | Healing Strength for Survivors Healing Strength for Survivors is a presentation on different types of healing and help that a victim/client/patient can receive to get well. The presenters will talk about Lakota ceremonies and different types of western medicine and resources that are available to help victims of abuse. | D3
Andreas |
Lisa Thompson
Eva Fallis | Peers Helping Peers
Wiconi Wawokiya, Inc. was instrumental in developing the Peers Helping Peers program in conjunction with other agencies. Peers Helping Peers focuses on teens in the community who are interested in helping their peers with issues of dating violence, family violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and substance abuse issues. This presentation will show how agencies work together to provide services, education and intervention to teenagers. Participants will learn how to work with teens and provide services. | D4
Chino |
| Montie Deer | The Role of the Tribal Judiciary in Responding to Victims of Crime
Judge Montie Deer will engage participants in a discussion about the role of tribal judges in responding to crime victimization. While judges must remain objective and unbiased throughout the course of a criminal case, there can be special considerations when a victim of trauma must participate in the trial process, such as safety, privacy, and compassion. Judge Deer will also cover how court rules can be crafted in a way that protects all people from further victimization. | D5
Pueblo |
Ed Reina
Dave Raasch
Joe LaPorte
Milton Bianas | Law Enforcement and How We Can Improve Victim Safety and Services
This workshop is designed to assist the participants in identifying how law enforcement responses and practices to crime can be improved or modified to enhance victim safety and services. This workshop will: 1) expand participants understanding of how the jurisdictional restrictions affect law enforcement handling victims of domestic violence and the innovative solutions used to overcome the barriers; 2) expand participants understanding of how law enforcement's response to victims of crime impacts victim safety and offender accountability; 3) improve the participant’s skills for prioritizing and recognizing training needs to improve law enforcements capacity to respond to victims of crime; 4) improve the participants understanding of how interdisciplinary coordination and cooperation improves their ability to respond to crime. | D6
Mojave |
| Leslie Hagen | Federal Prosecution of Indian Country Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Cases (Sponsored by SMART Office)
The federal government prosecutes crimes of domestic violence and sexual assault occurring in Indian Country. This presentation will cover applicable federal offenses, to include the General Crimes Act, the Major Crimes Act, and crimes created by the Violence Against Women Act. Investigation of these offenses and the Federal Rules of Evidence will also be covered. | D7
Catalina |
Pat Sekaquaptewa
Maureen White Eagle
Diane Payne | Tribal Legal Code Resources: Children's Codes, Domestic Violence Codes, and Sexual Assault Codes
This workshop will provide an overview of the Tribal Code Resource Guides that have been developed by the Tribal Law and Policy Institute, including the Resource Guide to Revising or Developing Tribal Criminal Codes Addressing Crimes Against Children, the Civil Child Abuse Code Resource Guide, the Domestic Violence Code Resource Guide, and the Sexual Assault Code Resource Guide. The resource guides are developed to provide a community-based process for identifying the components of tribal codes while incorporating custom and tradition into tribal law and practice. These guides are designed for use by non-attorneys. PowerPoint | D8
Pasadena |
| Michelle Garcia | Stalking and Sexual Assault (Sponsored by Office on Violence Against Women)
Research indicates that there is a connection between stalking and sexual assault – both pre- and post-assault. This workshop will explore the nature of stalking, including the intersection of stalking and sexual assault. We will also discuss ways in which this information should impact our responses to and services for victims. PowerPoint | D9
Sierra |
Renee Williams
Melissa E. Riley | Counseling and Faith-Based Services: Collaboration, Communication, and Implementation of Services for Crime Victims in Indian Country
Unified Solutions Tribal Community Development Group, Inc. (USTCDGI) in coordination with the Office for Victims of Crime, is pleased to announce and showcase a Best Practices Video in response to the "Counseling and Faith-Based Services for Crime Victims in Indian Country" Grant Program. The "Best Practices" Video is a representation of the first-ever federally funded project supporting faith-based counseling for crime victims in Indian Country. The grantee program managers will also speak about their vision of including faith services within victim services, why it is important for Indian people, what their goals have been, how they have succeeded, and how they overcame obstacles. | D10
Ventura |
| Noon ─ 1:30 pm | Working Luncheon
Calabrese Terrace | |
| | Emcee: Elton Naswood (Navajo)
Coordinator, Red Circle Project at AIDS Project LA (APLA)
Consultant, Tribal Law and Policy Institute | |
| | Cultural Performance
Taliah Begay (Navajo)
Drummer | |
| | Luncheon Keynote
Honor Victims and their Helpers through Laughter
James Junes (Navajo) and Ernest Tsosie III (Navajo) | |
| 1:30 ─ 3:00 pm | Workshops E | |
Cathy Baldwin-Johnson
Margaret Volz | Myths and Realities About Child Sexual Abuse
This workshop will discuss common myths about child sexual abuse including how children tell, what the exam will and won't show, and issues around forensic evidence collection in children. Case presentations and photographs will be used to demonstrate key principles. PowerPoint | E1
Santa Rosa |
| Diane Payne | Pathway to Hope: Healing Child Sexual Abuse In this session, we will discuss the challenges Tribal communities have faced in ending silence about child sexual abuse. We will share the knowledge and discuss strengths we have that help us to begin open dialog about protecting children from sexual abuse and setting community standards that promote safety for children and hold offenders accountable. Participants will have an opportunity to view the video produced by the Tribal Law and Policy Institute "Pathway to Hope: Healing Child Sexual Abuse." | E2
San Jacinto |
Lisa Thompson
Tatum Joseph | The Purple Shawl
The purple shawl is a 15 minute skit about teen dating violence and a power point presentation on how to work with teens in your community. PowerPoint | E3
Andreas |
Kathleen Lacey
Jolene Bronkhurst | Trafficking of Native Women and Children: The Investigator's Perspective
This session will provide a glimpse of the shocking real world of the enticement and prostitution of Native women and children through the experience of law enforcement investigators in Alaska that have recently completed a multi-year investigation that revealed a large number of victims. We share some startling statistics and will talk about the recruitment and grooming of victims, especially juvenile runaways and other strategies used by perpetrators to entice victims. We will talk about the factors that make victims vulnerable to this crime as well as provide information that will help law enforcement develop necessary evidence in this crime. We will discuss the essential relationship between law enforcement officers and victim advocates and share tips for members of the families and communities of these victims. | E4
Chino |
Doug George-Kanentiio
Joanne Shenandoah | The Akwesasne Justice Code: How Traditional Laws May Work in the 21st Century
The Akwesasne Justice Code was drafted by the Mohawk Nation in response to the need to make traditional laws applicable in the 21st century and beyond. It responds to instances of human conflict using ancestral resolution techniques rooted in the Iroquois' Great Law of Peace. | E5
Pueblo |
Christine Crossland
Winnie Reed
Jaclyn Smith
Angela Moore | The National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) Research and Evaluation Program Development on American Indian and Alaska Native Crime and Justice Issues (Sponsored by National Institute of Justice)
This workshop will discuss NIJ's crime and justice research agenda informed by focus groups with tribal leaders, representatives and other stakeholders. The discussion will also explore guiding principles for conducting research with tribal communities to help ensure culturally appropriate methods and results. HandOuts | E6
Mojave |
| Michelle Garcia | Teens and Stalking (Sponsored by Office on Violence Against Women)
This session will address issues unique to stalking among teens, including recent research on the use of technology in stalking and harassment against teens. Particular attention will be paid to the use of online social networking sites, such as MySpace and Facebook, and how they are impacting stalking among teens. We will also discuss other ways dating violence and stalking are affecting teens in our country and explore the social normalization of stalking among youth. PowerPoint, OnlineSafety, SocialMedia | E7
Catalina |
Anna Rogers-Stott
Lori Jump | Use of Traditional Crafts in the Healing Process for Victims of Crime
Individuals participating in this workshop will learn how to use traditional crafts when working with victims in the healing process. Individuals will be given the opportunity to learn how to make a traditional craft and the cultural teachings of that craft. Participants will also gain an understanding of the relevance of a traditional give-away and the opportunity to partake in one. This workshop is limited to 20 individuals. | E8
Pasadena |
| Renee Williams | CJA 101: Understanding and Applying for the FY 2009 Children’s Justice Act Grant Program
The Children’s Justice and Assistance Act of 1986 was passed to provide states funding to establish programs to effectively handle child abuse cases. In 1988, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act amended the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, authorizing the use of a portion of the state CJA funds to help tribal communities develop and establish programs to improve the investigation and prosecution of child abuse, sexual abuse and physical abuse cases, while lessening the trauma to child victims. To date, tribal programs have made a number of systemic improvements in the handling of child abuse cases. | E9
Sierra |
Natalia Tseteesia
Frank Goes Behind Yitiatelwat
Kym Goes Behind | Compassion Fatigue: Using Traditional and Cultural Methods to Heal
This workshop concentrates on providing skills for trauma workers on controlling compassion fatigue. This is an interactive workshop where participants will share knowledge and experience using Native methods for maintaining health, such as storytelling and laughter. We will make a dream catcher to keep balance and harmony and we will learn how to utilize working with women and teen in healing groups. | E10
Ventura |
| 3:00 ─ 3:30 pm | BREAK (Sponsored by Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community) |
| 3:30 ─ 5:00 pm | Workshops F |
Cathy Baldwin-Johnson
Margaret Volz | The Medical Evaluation for Child Sexual Abuse
This is an advanced workshop for medical providers on techniques for child sexual abuse exams, differentiating between normal, abnormal and indeterminate findings, forensic evidence gathering, and sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment. | F1
Santa Rosa |
| Roe Bubar | Forensic Supervision in Child Sexual Abuse Interviews in Indian Country
This workshop will highlight effective strategies for providing professional supervision in forensic interviews in child sexual abuse investigations. | F2
San Jacinto |
Ada Pecos Melton
Nikki Finkbonner | NIJ’s Tribal Victim Assistance Evaluation Findings (Sponsored by National Institute of Justice)
This session will cover evaluation methods and findings of a NIJ funded evaluation of two OVC Tribal Victims Assistance programs at the Lummi Nation, WA and Passamaquoddy Tribe, ME. The presentation includes perspectives from indigenous researchers assisting with onsite data collection. | F3
Andreas |
Nancy Bordeaux
Sandra White Hawk | Valuing Women and Mother Earth
In this workshop, we will discuss how to honor and let no harm come to Mother Earth as we would honor and let no harm come to our Mothers. We will learn how the natural healing environment of Mother Earth is essential to our well-being. We will create an awareness of the parallel between violence against women and violence against mother earth. | F4
Chino |
| Diane Payne | Beginning the Journey to Healing from Child Sexual Abuse: A Community Based Approach
During this workshop we will share the phenomenal process that occurred in 2007-2008 when the first statewide summit of Alaska Native people was held to end silence and begin healing from child sexual abuse. We will share stories and lessons learned with the hope of encouraging others to begin this journey. | F5
Pueblo |
Noya Woodrich
Suzanne Tibbetts Young | Phoenix Project: Working with Trafficked and Prostituted American Indian Girls
The Phoenix Project is a collaborative effort between the Division of Indian Work, Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center and the Minneapolis Police Department. This innovative project is designed to work with young American Indian girls as they are first being coerced into prostitution. The goal of the program is to divert them out of prostitution. | F6
Mojave |
Bonnie Clairmont
Jim Clairmont | Listen to Our Grandmothers: Utilizing Cultural Traditions in Our Response to Violence Against Indian Women
In this workshop, presenters will discuss some of the ways in which cultural traditions can be used to address violence against women in tribal communities. Both presenters will present their perspectives and invite participants to share lessons they obtained from their grandmothers and how those lessons and other cultural traditions can be useful in forming our response to violence against Indian women. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to view a newly released video produced by the Tribal Law and Policy Institute, “Listen to Our Grandmothers.” PowerPoint | F7
Catalina |
| Philmer Bluehouse | Healing for Victims Using Natural Laws and Traditional Strategies
The Dinĕh of the Southwestern United States have a series of Ceremonial Narratives, Songs, Chants, Rituals, Ritual Object Preparation and Use to express the fundamental traditional and cultural information related to victimization and victims. Much of what is taught about this issue is a process of healing from the abuse/injury. It is a justice system which is healing and not punitive in its application. | F8
Pasadena |
Nicole Matthews
Cristine Davidson
Guadalupe Lopez | Creating Safety and Resilience with Youth Through the Teachings of our Grandmothers
The Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition shares examples of creating safety and resilience with youth by engaging the teachings of our grandmothers to strengthen Native identity. While encouraging youth, adults, and elders to work together during traditional seasonal activities, we gently engage in dialogue about self-respect, setting boundaries, and recognizing what sexual violence is. PowerPoint | F9
Sierra |
Sheri Frederick
Betty Davis | Officer Involved Domestic Violence
In this presentation Officer Frederick will share with you the details of her brutal assault by her husband, an officer with the BIA, the lack of services provided to an officer when they become the victim and how dealing with an officer as a victim can be a unique situation for advocates, prosecution, and the responding officers. HandOut | F10
Ventura |
| 8:00 ─ 9:30 pm | Special Cultural Performance ─ Wyndham Hotel
Fully funded by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (No federal funds utilized)
Joanne Shenandoah (Oneida Nation)
Grammy Award Winning
Singer/Performer/Composer/Actress/Lecturer |
| Saturday, December 13, 2008 |
| 8:00 ─ 11:30 am | Closing Plenary Session
California Ballroom |
| | Emcee: Sarah Deer (Mvskoke)
Visiting Professor, William Mitchell School of Law
Consultant, Tribal Law and Policy Institute |
| | Working Breakfast Presentation
Coordinated Approaches for Child Victims
Thomas F. Sullivan, Region 8 Administrator
Administration on Children and Families (ACF)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) |
| | Cultural Performance
Red Nation Drum Group |
| | Panel Presentation
Victims’ Rights in Tribal, Federal, and State Court Systems PowerPoint |
| | Bonnie Clairmont (Ho-Chunk), Moderator
Victim Advocacy Program Specialist
Tribal Law and Policy Institute |
| | BJ Jones
Chief Judge, Sisseton-Wahpeton Tribal Curt
University of North Dakota, Tribal Judicial Institute |
| | Joe LaPorte (Little River Band of Ottawa Indians)
Director of Public Safety,
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians |
| | Leslie Hagen
Senior Counsel
Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) |
| | Abby Abinanti (Yurok)
California State Court Judge
Chief Judge, Yurok Tribal Court |
| | Diane Barker Harrold (Cherokee)
Program Manager
Unified Solutions Tribal Community Development Group, Inc. |
| | Keynote Speaker
Traditional Teachings about Justice
Lonna Stevens (Tlingit)
Director, Sheila Wellstone Institute |
| | Closing Remarks
John W. Gillis
Director, Office for Victims of Crime
U.S. Department of Justice |
| | Closing Invocation
Jim Clairmont (Sicangu Lakota)
Spiritual Leader |