Conference Agenda

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

9:00 – 4:30 pm		Pre-Conference Institutes (Separate registration required)

4:00 – 9:00 pm		On-Site Conference Registration and Distribution of Materials Wyndham Hotel Lobby

7:00 – 9:00 pm		Conference Reception Wyndham Hotel Calabrese Terrace Sponsored by: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Native American Children’s Alliance Tribal Law and Policy Institute

		Cultural Exchange Performance: Haleu Hula O Wailehua Kuna Hula Kekoa Yap (Native Hawaiian)

Thursday, December 7, 2006
9:00 – Noon		Opening Plenary Session
		Opening Invocation
		Ernest Siva (Serrano/Cahuilla) Bird Singer
		Red Nation Drum Group
		Opening Remarks
		Tillie Black Bear (Lakota) Healing
		Welcome
		Richard M. Milanovich (Agua Caliente) Chairman, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
		Juana Majel (Pauma-Yuima) Recording Secretary, National Congress of American Indians
		Ron Oden Mayor, City of Palm Springs
		Chris Chaney Director, Office of Law Enforcement Services Bureau of Indian Affairs
		Eugenia Tyner-Dawson (Sac and Fox) Senior Advisor to the Assistant Attorney General for Tribal Affairs; Executive Director, Justice Programs Council on Native American Affairs
		John W. Gillis Director, Office for Victims of Crime
		Opening Keynote Address
		BJ Jones Director, University of North Dakota, Tribal Judicial Institute Jurisdictional Challenges in Indian Country: Weaving a Network of Safety, Justice, and Healing
		Video Presentation
		Rosemary Gibbons Hope for All Generations: Weaving a Network of Safety, Justice, and Healing

Noon – 1:30	LUNCH (on your own)
1:30 – 3:00	Workshop Session 1
Nadja Jones	Cultural Competency in Assisting Native American Victims of Crime	(1A)		Catalina

David Raasch	A Healing Journey: The Victim’s Path to Hope	(1B)		Pasadena

Marla Jean Big Boy Arlana Bettelyoun Helen Norris Denise Winn	CASA: Advocating for Native Children in Court Sponsored by National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association (NCASAA)	(1C)		Sierra

Mike Johnson	Victimization Skills for Law Enforcement: What Every Investigator Needs to Know About the Dynamics of Sexually Victimized Children	(1D)		Ventura
Christine Crossland Jennie Joe Ada Pecos Melton	Empowering Communities through Competent Participatory Evaluations in Indian Country Sponsored by National Institute of Justice	(1E)		Mohave Learning Center

Michelle Garcia Sandy Bromley	Stalking Issues in Indian Country	(1F)		Pueblo A
James Vukelic	Taking the Terror Out of Testifying	(1G)		Pueblo B

Steven Perry	Indian Country Justice Statistics Program Sponsored by Bureau of Justice Statistics	(1H)		Chino A

Laurel Shuster Gina Gavares Dan Hally Natalie Calhoun Melissa Riley	Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Tribal Victims Assistance (TVA) – TVA Grantees Only	(1I)		Chino B

Cleveland Doxtater Roseanne Barber-Minano	Abuse & Healing: A Traditional Understanding	(1J)		Andreas

Denise Grenier Anna Marjavi	The IHS-ACF Domestic Violence Project: Improving the Response to Domestic Violence in the Healthcare Setting Sponsored by Indian Health Service	(1K)		Santa Rosa

Roe Bubar	Native Women Left Behind, Sexual Assault in Tribal Communities: Results from a National Pilot Study of Sexual Assault	(1L)		San Jacinto

3:00 – 3:30	BREAK	(Sponsored by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)

3:30 – 5:00	Workshop Session 2

James Zion	Jurisdiction in Indian Country	(2A)		Catalina

Cleveland Doxtater	Elder Abuse: A Traditional Understanding	(2B)		Pasadena

Roe Bubar Diane Payne	Methamphetamine Use and the Incidence of Child Abuse Survey Results	(2C)		Sierra

Dan Hally Dianne Barker- Harrold	Developing a Policy to Address Officer Involved Incidents of Domestic Violence	(2D)		Ventura

Chrissie Crossland Jennie Joe Jeannette Hassin	Methodological Approaches in Implementing Participatory Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA) Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Demonstration (IASAD) Programs Sponsored by National Institute of Justice	(2E)		Mohave Learning Center

Michelle Garcia	Stalking and Technology	(2F)		Pueblo A

Meg Garvin	Advancing Victims’ Civil Rights: The Strategic Litigation of Victims’ Rights	(2G)		Pueblo B

Kathy Howkumi Kimberly Woodward Lorraine P. Edmo	Office on Violence Against Women Pre Application Workshop Sponsored by Office on Violence Against Women	(2H)		Chino A

Jose Rivera RoseMary Shaw	Harnessing the Power of Survivor Resiliency	(2I)		Chino B

Rose Thelen Bill Brunelle	GiGay Win: Coordinating Advocates, Law Enforcement and Prosecution on White Earth Reservation, Minnesota	(2J)		Andreas

Phil Rector	The Impact of Violence and Early Trauma on the Developing Brain Sponsored by Indian Health Service	(2K)		Santa Rosa

Dan Levey	Surviving the Aftermath of Murder	(2L)		San Jacinto

5:00 – 6:00 pm	National Baseline Study on Violence Against American Indian Women: National Institute of Justice Briefing		Christine Crossland Angela Moore Parmley	Pool Patio

7:00 – 9:00 pm		Conference Banquet
		Banquet Keynote Speaker
		Clayton Small (N. Cheyenne) Hope for All Generations
		Poetry Reading
		MaryJo Moore (Cherokee) The Healing Power of Words
		Cultural Exchange Performances
		Desert Cahuilla Bird Singers Torres Martinez Band of Cahuilla Indians (Michael Mirelez, Lead Singer) Joanne Shenandoah (Oneida)

Friday, December 8, 2006

8:30 – 10:00 am	Workshop Session 3

Kimber Evensen	Vicarious Trauma: When Helping Hurts the Helper	(3A)	Catalina

Linda Logan Lisa Thompson	Hope & Healing: Establishing Child-friendly Advocacy Centers Sponsored by Native American Children’s Alliance	(3B)	Pasadena

Nadja Jones David Simmons	Protecting and Engaging Our Most Valuable Resource : Working with Child Victims with Disabilities	(3C)	Sierra

Dan Hally Dianne Barker-Harrold	Report Writing for Law Enforcement to Improve Victim Safety and Offender Accountability	(3D)	Ventura

Christina Entrekin Catherine Carroll	Civil Remedies for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence	(3E)	Mohave Learning Center

Jose Rivera RoseMary Shaw	Sustainability: Surviving the End of the OVC Grant	(3F)	Pueblo A

Nancy Sabin Barbara Hanska Tate Mani Chartrand (Dakota)	The Family Gathering: Circles of Healing	(3G)	Pueblo B

Steven Perry Ada Pecos Melton	Tribal Criminal History Record Improvement Program: A Sovereign Based Tribal Justice Information System Model Sponsored by Bureau of Justice Statistics	(3H)	Chino A

Brian Mattson Diane Payne Sabrina Arredondo Mattson	Collaboration Practices: Working Together for the Sake of Drug Endangered Children Sponsored by National Drug Endangered Children (DEC) Alliance	(3I)	Chino B

Lisa Thompson	Building Community Awareness and Education on Victims’ Issues to Tribal Communities	(3J)	Andreas

William Hardy Lynn Hoefer	On a Wing and a Prayer: Strategies to Promote Safety, Justice and Healing for Survivors of Domestic Violence	(3K)	Santa Rosa

Gloria Champion Will Nelson Robert Nelson	Providing Shelter and Safety for Women and Children: Making Visions a Realty	(3L)	San Jacinto

Christine Crossland Winnie Reed Angela Parmley Jaclyn Smith	National Institute of Justice Focus Group #1 – Pre Registration Required		Madera

10:00 – 10:30 am	BREAK	(Sponsored by Morongo Band of Mission Indians)

10:30 – Noon	Workshop Session 4

Karen Gottlieb Carol Deck Craig Falcon Joe Flies Away Rita Weeks Earnest White	Overcoming Barriers to Family and Community Healing in the Wellness Court Process	(4A)	Catalina

Joanne Shenandoah (Oneida) Douglas George	Iroquois Perspectives on our Responsibilities to Safety, Justice and Healing	(4B)	Pasadena

Arlana Bettelyoun Gloria Pourier-Cournoyer	Children’s Advocacy Laws: Wakanyeja Tiwahe Ta Woope: from a Tribal Perspective	(4C)	Sierra

Dan Hally Dianne Barker-Harrold	I am a Law Enforcement Officer and This is What I Do	(4D)	Ventura

Hallie Bongar White	Recent Supreme Court Cases Impacting Law Enforcement, Prosecution, and Justice for Native Victims in Indian Country	(4E)	Mohave Learning Center

Barry Skye	Program Sustainability and Today’s Non Profits	(4F)	Pueblo A

	TBA	(4G)	Pueblo B

Melissa Riley Cordelia Clapp Renee Williams Elena Aluskak Suzanne Simerson	Innovations and Best Practices in Faith Related Victim Services in Indian Country	(4H)	Chino A

Roxanne Chinook	My Spirit Lives	(4I)	Chino B

Lisa Thompson Tatum Joseph	The Purple Shawl	(4J)	Andreas

Elton Naswood	Violent Victimization and HIV among the Native LGBT/Two Spirit Community	(4K)	Santa Rosa

	TBA	(4L)	San Jacinto

Christine Crossland Winnie Reed Angela Parmley Jaclyn Smith	National Institute of Justice Focus Group #2 – Pre Registration Required		Madera

Noon – 1:30 pm		Conference Luncheon
		Cultural Exchange Performance
		Charlie Rising Sun (Northern Cheyenne) Native Flutist
		Luncheon Keynote
		Tammy Young (Tlingit) Alaska Native Women’s Coalition Weaving the Past with the Present

1:30 – 3:00 pm	Workshop Session 5
Rebecca Henry	Tribal, State and Private Collaborations in Keeping Elders Safe	(5A)	Catalina

Clayton Small	The Good Road of Life: A Native Men’s Healing Model	(5B)	Pasadena

Arlana Bettelyoun Diane Payne	Preparing Children for Court	(5C)	Sierra

Mike Johnson	Improving Law Enforcement Skills to Improve Outcomes for Victims	(5D)	Ventura

Christina Entrekin Catherine Carroll	Tribal Project of Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs	(5E)	Mohave Learning Center

Sandy Bromley	Working with Stalking Victims	(5F)	Pueblo A

Kelly Stoner Casey Ross-Petherick	Understand the Interplay between the Indian Child Welfare Act and the Adoption and Safe Families Act in Order to Protect Victims and their Children	(5G)	Pueblo B

Shea Goodluck Barnes Michael Goodluck	Earth Journey Healing: Changing Generational Legacies for our Children	(5H)	Chino A

Kevin Washburn	Criminal Justice as a Prerequisite to Healing for Victims	(5I)	Chino B

Bonnie Clairmont (HoChunk) Ruth Oja Velinda Zephier	Developing Sexual Assault Response Teams (SART) in Tribal Communities	(5J)	Andreas

Anthony Stately	Relationship Between Trauma and Victimization: HIV Risk and Mental Health Problems among Two Spirit Men and Women	(5K)	Santa Rosa

Kimber Evenson	Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Promising Practices	(5L)	San Jacinto

Christine Crossland Winnie Reed Angela Parmley Jaclyn Smith	National Institute of Justice Focus Group 3 – Pre Registration Required		Madera

3:00 – 3:30	BREAK	(Sponsored by Native American Children’s Alliance and the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe)

3:30 – 5:00	Workshop Session 6

Norma Rendon Eva Fallis	Children of Battered Mothers	(6A)	Catalina

Kevin Peniska	Recovering from Childhood Victimization and Healing the Inner Child	(6B)	Pasadena

Aaron Morsette Rick Van Den Pol Darrell Stolle David Schulberg	Culturally Informed CBT for Trauma Symptoms; Preliminary Lessons Learned	(6C)	Sierra

Edward Brunner William Blake	Respect for Homicide Victims in Indian Country in the Courtroom and Sentencing Process	(6D)	Ventura

Mark Matthews Lucille Schuster	Going Beyond the Elder Abuse Code: Elder Protection Orders and an Elder Multi-Disciplinary Team	(6E)	Mohave Learning Center

Dee Koester Amy Tsai	Ensuring Victim Safety and Offender Accountability	(6F)	Pueblo A

Debbie Geary Carol Botts	Concerns of Police Survivors and the “Traumas of Law Enforcement”	(6G)	Pueblo B

Jacque Agtuca (Cherokee Descent) Juana Majel (Pauma) Terri Henry Robert Saunooke	Violence Against Women Act 2005: Overview, Firearms Prohibitions, and Enhanced Judicial and Law Enforcement Tools	(6H)	Chino A

	TBA	(6I)	Chino B

Wylma Morton Sarah Curtiss	Dabinoo’Igan: A Holistic Approach to Survivor Autonomy	(6J)	Andreas

Jane Root	Improving Healthcare Response to Domestic Violence	(6K)	Santa Rosa

Elsie Boudreau John Manly Kenneth Roosa Patrick Wall	A Search for Justice: A Systems Response to Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse	(6L)	San Jacinto

Christine Crossland Winnie Reed Angela Parmley Jaclyn Smith	National Institute of Justice Focus Group #4 – Pre Registration Required		Madera
8:00 – 9:00 pm	Special Evening Performance Joanne Shenandoah (Oneida) Sponsored by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians

Saturday, December 9, 2006

9:00 – Noon		Closing Plenary Session
		Conference Buffet Breakfast Post Conference Action Steps
		Facilitated Exercise Organized by Region Lead Facilitator: Michele (Shelly) Vendiola (Swinomish/Lummi/Filipina)
		Closing Address
		Dolores Jimerson (Seneca) National Indian Child Welfare Association Hope for the Children
		Elizabeth Cook-Lynn (Dakota) Heeding the Tribal Voice: Traditions and Non-Violence
		Closing Remarks
		Tillie Black Bear (Lakota) Healing
		Closing Invocation

Please note that the agenda will be periodically updated as plenary and workshop session information is confirmed.

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Conference Agenda

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

Thursday, December 7, 2006

Friday, December 8, 2006

Saturday, December 9, 2006