Tribal Affairs

Indian Country Report

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A large portion of the District of Arizona is Indian Country - more than any other district in the United States - and is home to one of the largest Native American populations. With guidance and encouragement from many who have long worked in and for Indian Country, we have sought to improve the way this office collaborates with Arizona’s 22 tribal governments and colleagues in law enforcement. We are proud of the progress this office has made but recognize there is more work to do. This report highlights this progress as well as some of the challenges we continue to face.

Click here to view the Indian Country Report

VAWA 2013

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VAWA 2013 Tribal Jurisdiction Provision

VAWA 2013 and Tribal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indian Perpetrators of Domestic Violence
(FINAL - 03-26-13) PDF

Operational Plan

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The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona developed its Operations
Plan for Public Safety in Indian Country in August 2010. This plan lines out seven components the District feels are essential to achieving the results sought: Communication, Investigations, Victim Advocacy, Training, Outreach, Reduction of Violence against Women and Children, and Accountability and Continuous System Reviews.

Read the entire Operations Plan-- Public Safety in Indian Country. (PDF)
Read the Executive Summary of Operations Plan. (PDF)

Tribal Law and Order Act 2010

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Tribal Law and Order Act 2010 (PDF)
Summary of Tribal Law and Order Act 2010 (PDF)
Tribal Law and Order Chart 2010(PDF)

Any tribal agency desiring a presentation on the Tribal Law and Order Act should contact John Tuchi.

Correspondence with Tribal Governments

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FBI's response regarding Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) SORNA (PDF) | 06/13/2011
Letter to FBI Director Mueller regarding Tribal Compliance with SORNA Requirements (PDF) | 05/02/2011
Letter to Tribal Leaders regarding Updates (PDF) | 03/23/2011
Letter to Tribal Leaders regarding SAUSA Program, Webpage and Juvenile Transfers (PDF) | 11/24/2010
Letter to Tribal Leaders regarding the Tribal Law and Order Act (PDF) | 10/05/2010

Name & Contact	Liaison for
Patrick Schneider, Supervisory AUSA Tribal Liaison 123 N. San Francisco St. Suite 410 Flagstaff, AZ  86001 (928) 556-5004 patrick.schneider@usdoj.gov	Colorado River Indian Tribes Fort Mohave Tribe Hualapai Nation Havasupai Tribe Kaibab-Paiute Hopi Tribe Navajo Nation Tonto Apache Yavapai Apache Nation Yavapai-Prescott Tribe San Juan Southern Paiute Zuni Pueblo
Dimitra Sampson, AUSA Tribal Liaison 40 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1200 Phoenix, AZ  85004 (602) 514-7567 Dimitra.sampson@usdoj.gov	White Mountain Apache Tribe San Carlos Apache Tribe Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Gila River Indian Community Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Ak-Chin Indian Community Cocopah Tribe Ft. Yuma Quechan
Shelley Clemens, AUSA Tribal Liaison 405 W. Congress, Suite Tucson, AZ  85701-5040 (520) 620-7340 Shelley.clemens@usdoj.gov	Pascua Yaqui Tribe Tohono O’odham Nation

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