Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians:
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2022
Upcoming Events
Department of Justice Consultation: Public Safety Issues in Tribal Communities
March 16-20, 2026 (held virtually)
Register here: U.S. Department of Justice Consultation Regarding Legislative Proposals that Address a Range of Public Safety Issues in Tribal Communities Survey
Dear Tribal Leader,
We are pleased to invite you to a government-to-government consultation with the Department
of Justice regarding legislative proposals that address a range of public safety issues in Tribal communities. Please see the attached framing paper for more information about the proposed legislation.
The consultation discussions will be held virtually as follows:
Please note that the consultation discussions will be closed to the press.
If you are interested in attending, please register by 5pm Eastern on March 13, 2026. We
strongly encourage written comments, which will be accepted until April 20, 2026. Please submit comments by email to OTJ@usdoj.gov, or by mail to Office of Tribal Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20530-0001.
Sincerely,
Gina L. Allery
Director
Read full letter and framing paper by clicking here.
26th Inter-Tribal Working Group (ITWG) Meeting Save-the-Date
June 9-10, 2026
Pascua Yaqui | Tucson, AZ
Conference is OVW approved.
Annual Events
The Office on Violence Against Women is a grant-making agency in the U.S. Department of Justice. Under §903 of Title IX of the United States Department of Justice Reauthorization and Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005), OVW is responsible for conducting annual government-to-government consultations with the leaders of all Federally recognized Indian tribal governments on behalf of the United States Attorney General.
The purpose of each consultation is to solicit recommendations from tribal government leaders on the following topics:
(1) Administering tribal funds and programs;
(2) Enhancing the safety of Indian women from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, homicide, stalking, and sex trafficking;
(3) Strengthening the federal response to such crimes; and,
(4) Improving access to local, regional, state, and federal crime information databases and criminal justice information systems.