On June 25 and 26th 2010, 18 journalists from across the country gathered with preeminent experts in tribal justice at The University of New Mexico School Of Law for a specialized reporting institute. The Institute, one of a series of advanced journalism workshops on pressing topics supported annually by the Chicago-based McCormick Foundation, is co-sponsored by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice on Media, Crime and Justice (CMCJ), the Department of Communication &Journalism at University of New Mexico, the School of Law at the University of New Mexico and the Native American Journalists Association.
Topics discussed included: jurisdictional issues on and off reservation, violence against women, substance abuse use among native population, and the theft of native art and cultural artifacts. Speakers included: Brendan Johnson, U.S. Attorney, District of South Dakota, Bernadine Martin, Chief Prosecutor, Navajo Nation, Everett Little Whiteman, Director of Public Safety, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Marcus MacCaskill, Special Agent, FBI, and Tracy Toulou, Director of the Office of Tribal Justice, Department of Justice.
Read the full agenda here.
Read the press release announcing the selection of tribal justice fellows.
Resources
American Indians and Crime, by Steven W. Perry, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
Census of Tribal Justice Agencies, 2002
Improving Criminal History Records in Indian Country
Improving Recidivism Data in Indian Country by Steven W. Perry, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice. JRSA Forum – June 2008, Vol. 26, No. 2
The Nation’s Two Crime Measures
Jurisdictional Variation in American Indian Criminal Justice: An Argument for Stronger Understanding and Better Methods by Attorney General Larry Long, South Dakota
DOJ Tribal Justice Fact Sheet
Thomas Perrelli, Associate Attorney General, Department of Justice Op-Ed
Special Journal Issue on Tribal Justice by the Center on Court Innovation
Articles by our Fellows
“Despite witness, confession, Navajo man cleared of molesting infant daughter,” by Joseph Kolb, Gallup Herald
“Obama says he’ll sign Tribal Law and Order Act,” by Felicia Fonesca, Associated Press
“Standing Rock’s tribal court stays busy,” by Jenny Michael, The Bismark Tribune
“Tribal Law and Order Act expected to felt on Standing Rock,” by Jenny Michael, The Bismark Tribune
“UTTC plans training to ease tribal officer shortage,” by Jenny Michael, The Bismark Tribune
News About our Panelists