Listening Conference - Materials

Overview

Agenda

Sponsors

• Foreword and Acknowledgements
• Sponsors and Participating Entities

Restorative Justice

• Restorative Justice: Reintegrating Traditional Values "Building A Path Into The Future"
• Rekindling the Sacred Fires: Empowering Change, Transformation and Healing in Indian Country

Indian Country Jurisdiction 101: An Historical Review of Native American Tribal Sovereignty as Reflected in Federal and New York State Indian Law

1. History of Jurisdiction Outline
   • Chart: An Overview of 25 U.S.C. § 232
   • Chart: Criminal Jurisdiction in Non-Public Law 280 States
   • Chart: Jurisdiction Conferred by Public Law 280, 18 U.S.C.
   • Treaty of Canandaigua
2. The Federal Policy Perspective Outline
   • List of Federal Indian Policy Authorities, Statutes, Treaties, Court Decisions and Executive Orders
   • Chart: Historical Review of Federal Indian Policy
   • U.S. Criminal Resource Manual § 688 State Jurisdiction
3. Indian Country Jurisdiction 101
   • Case Study
   • Answers
4. Statutes
   • 25 U.S.C. § 232
   • 25 U.S.C. § 233
   • 18 U.S.C. § 1162
   • 28 U.S.C. § 1360
   • NY Indian Law § 5
   • NY Indian Law § 46
   • NY Indian Law § 52
   • NY Indian Law § 80
   • NY Indian Law § 106
   • NY Indian Law § 107

Native Justice Systems in New York State

1. Native Justice Systems: Outline of Presentation on Onondaga Nation Justice System
   • Papineau v. Dillon, No. 93-CV-491 (FJS) (N.D.N.Y., Aug. 26, 1993)
2. Native Justice Systems: Outline of Oneida Nation Court
   • Establishment of the Oneida Nation Court, Ordinance No. 0-97-02
   • Amended Tort Claims Resolution Ordinance, Ordinance No. 0-94-02A
3. Outline of St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Process for Tribal Court Development
4. Outline of Seneca Nation Judicial System

Indian Children in State Family Courts: Understanding ICWA and Applying ICWA

1. Statutes
   • 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901 - 1963
   • NY Social Services Law § 2
   • NY Social Services Law § 39
   • 18 NYCRR 431.18
   • 18 NYCRR 428.9
   • 18 NYCRR 430.11
   • 18 NYCRR 430.12
2. Indian Children in State Family Courts
   • Scenarios
   • St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Child Welfare Services Agreement
   • In re Baby Boy C, 805 N.Y.S.2d 313 (1st Dept. 2005)
   • United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs Guidelines for State Courts; Indian Child Custody Proceedings
   • Address and Telephone Numbers of New York State Indian Nations/Tribes, New York State Office of Children and Family Services

Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country: The Application of 25 U.S.C. § 232

1. Criminal Statutes Applicable in New York:
   • 25 U.S.C. § 232
   • 18 U.S.C. § 1152
   • 18 U.S.C. § 1153
2. Practical Applications of Indian Law
   • Memorandum of Understanding Re: Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act.
3. Policy Issues on Criminal Prosecutions in Indian Country
   • Kenneth K. Washburn, The Federal Criminal Justice System in Indian Country and the Legacy of Colonialism, March/April 2005, THE FEDERAL LAWYER
   • Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, 435 U.S. 191 (1978)
4. Selected Criminal Statutes
   • 18 U.S.C. § 7
   • 18 U.S.C. § 13
   • 18 U.S.C. § 1162
   • 25 U.S.C. § 1301
   • 26 U.S.C. § 1302
   • 27 U.S.C. § 1303

Problem-Solving: Hopes/Wishes for Justice Systems and Interface Between Native and Non-Native Justice Systems

• Cross-Deputization Agreement: Memorandum of Understanding between St. Regis Mohawk Police and Franklin County Sheriff's Office
• NY Indian Law § 114
• Tax and Regulatory Memorandum between Oneida Indian Nation and the City of Oneida
• Special Deputization Agreement between County of Oneida and Oneida Indian Nation (and Notice of Termination)
• Special Deputization Agreement Between County of Madison and Oneida Indian Nation (and Notice of Termination)
• Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of Justice and the City of Oneida