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Welcome to the Office of Tribal Justice! Please explore our website for useful information about the Department of Justice's unique relationship with Native Americans. You will find information about grant and funding opportunities, public safety and law enforcement, publications and statistical studies, and other helpful government offices. The Office of Tribal Justice is the primary channel of communication for Native Americans with the Department of Justice, and facilitates the coordination of a broad range of Native American issues to help unify the federal response.

Attorney General Eric Holder’s letter to Tribal leaders inviting comments on formulating the Department of Justice’s Tribal Consultation and Coordination Policy

Consultation Participation Information

President Obama's Memorandum on Tribal Consultation

Executive Order 13175 - Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments

Submit your comments to USAEO.DOJTribalConsultation@usdoj.gov

Tracy Toulou is the Director of the Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ) at the Department of Justice. OTJ is the primary point of contact for the Department of Justice's government to government relationship with Indian tribes. The Office also serves as a source of Indian law expertise for the Department. Prior to his current position, Mr. Toulou served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana where his duties included tribal outreach and the prosecution of violent crime in Indian country. He began his career with the Department as an attorney in the Criminal Division.

Mr. Toulou attended law school at the University of New Mexico, during which time he had the opportunity to clerk for DNA Legal Services on the Navajo Nation and for the Laguna Pueblo Tribal Court. Before attending law school Mr. Toulou worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Peace Corps in Africa, Central America and the Caribbean. He is a descendant of the Colville Confederated Tribes located in Washington State.


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