Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians:
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2022
Upcoming Events
26th Inter-Tribal Working Group (ITWG) Meeting Save-the-Date
June 9-10, 2026
Pascua Yaqui | Tucson, AZ
Conference is OVW approved.
To register, please use TLPI's registration tool: cvent.me/7ozxZ2
21st Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation
September 9-11, 2026
Tulalip, WA
OVW will host the 21st Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation September 9-11, 2026, at Tulalip, Washington. You can sign up for updates and find more information at https://www.ovwconsultation.org/
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.