***MEDIA ADVISORY***
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OFFICALS AND TRIBAL LEADERS TO OPEN TRIBAL LEADERS LISTENING CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Robert Flores, Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); Tracy Toulou, Director of the Office of Tribal Justice; and tribal leaders will appear at the opening session of the Tribal Leaders Listening Conference, on Monday, September 27, 2004 at 9:00 A.M. EDT. The conference, which will run from September 27-28, and is sponsored by OJJDP, will enable tribal community members to acquaint federal officials with the challenges facing organizations that work with Indian youth, as well as to tell them about effective regional programs and practices that serve at-risk young people.

WHO:Robert Flores, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Tracy Toulou, Director, Office of Tribal Justice
Leo Stewart, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, OR
Chief Gilbert Blue, Catawba Indian Nation, SC
Councilwoman Sheri Williams, Lummi National Tribal Council, WA
Rodney Clarke, Klamath Tribes, WA

WHAT: Tribal Leaders Listening Conference
Opening Session

WHEN:MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 at 9:00 A.M. EDT

WHERE:Great Hall
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20530

NOTE: ALL media MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as driver’s license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS. Media must enter the Department at the center entrance on Constitution Avenue, N.W., between Ninth and Tenth Street. A mult-box will be provided. Media interested in attending the event must have their cameras pre-set by 8:30 A.M. EDT. All press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Joan LaRocca at 202-307-0703.

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