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Second New York Listening Conference
Thursday September 29, 2016
1. Welcome
2. Finding Justice for Indigenous Survivors of Violence (Plenary)
3. Federal Law Issues: TLOA[Tribal law and Order Act], Domestic Violence and VAWA (Concurrent session)
- Topic 1: Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010
- Topic 2: Addressing Domestic Violence in Indian Country, Orders of Protection, Identifying Habitual Offenders
4. Recognition of Tribal Nation Judgments, Orders and Official Actions (Concurrent session)
Dinner Speaker: Denise O’Donnell, Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
Friday, September 30, 2016
6. Family Law Issues (Plenary):
- Topic 1: Best Interests of the Indian Child
- Topic 2: New Frontiers in Native Child Support Enforcement
7. Local Justice Court Issues Roundtable--Native Perspectives (Concurrent session)
- Topic 1: Bail reform for native Arrestees in Town Court
- Topic 2: Native Community Involvement at Sentencing and in Facilitating Re-entry
8. Grave Repatriation (Concurrent session)
9. Final Plenary-Where Do we Go From Here-Reports from the Regional Breakout sessions