Task Force Hearings

1st Hearing | 2nd Hearing | 3rd Hearing | 4th Hearing

1st Hearing (Bismarck, North Dakota)  

Attorney General Eric Holder Announces First Public Hearing of Task Force to Examine Impact of Violence on American Indian and Alaska Native Children

First Public Hearing of the American Indian and Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence Task Force Held in Bismarck, N.D.

Associate Attorney General Tony West Delivers Remarks at the American Indian / Alaskan Native Children Exposed to Violence Hearing

Briefing Binder

Transcripts:

• Invocation, Welcome, and Introduction
• Intersection of Domestic Violence and Child Physical and Sexual Abuse in Indian Country - Lonna Hunter, Sarah Hicks, and Kastelic Darla Thiele
• Panel 1 - Child Sexual Abuse in Indian Country - Lenny Hayes, Barbara Bettelyoun, and Lisa Thompson-Heth
• Morning Public Testimony
• Panel 2 - American Indian Children Exposed to Violence in the Home Outcome - Linda Thompson, Leander Russ McDonald, and Sarah Deer
• Tony West - Associate Attorney General of the United States
• Panel 3 - Multi-Disciplinary Teams Addressing Children Exposed to Violence - Michelle Rivard Parks and Leila Kawar Goldsmith
• Panel 4 - Healing from Trauma and Programs for Children Exposed to Violence in Indian Country and Urban Communities - Deborah Painte and Cecilia Firethunder
• Afternoon Public Testimony

  2nd Hearing (Phoenix, Arizona)  

Federal Advisory Committee Examines Juvenile Courts and Justice System Programs for American Indian Children Exposed to Violence

Associate Attorney General Tony West Delivers Remarks at the Attorney General's Advisory Committee on American Indian/Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence Hearing

Briefing Binder

Transcripts:

• Invocation, Welcome, and Introduction
• Panel 1: Overview of American Indian Youth in Tribal, State, and Federal Juvenile Justice Systems
• Panel 2: Tribal Leaders' Panel
• Morning Public Testimony
• Panel 3: Juvenile Court Judges Panel
• Panel 4: Components of the Juvenile Justice System Impacting American Indian Youth
• Panel 5: Promising Approaches in Juvenile Justice
• Afternoon Public Testimony
• Closing Remarks

  3rd Hearing (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)  

Advisory Committee on American Indian and Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence Holds Third Public Hearing

Briefing Binder

Transcripts:

• Invocation, Welcome, and Introduction
• Panel 1: Overview of Violence in Tribal Communities
• Panel 2: Keeping Our Children Connected to our Community
• Morning Public Testimony
• Panel 3: Gangs and Sex Trafficking in Urban and Rural Indian Communities
• Panel 4: Tribal Schools Facing Violence
• Panel 5: Promising Approaches
• Afternoon Public Testimony
• Closing Remarks

  4th Hearing (Anchorage, Alaska)  

Advisory Committee on American Indian and Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence Holds Final Public Hearing

Associate Attorney Tony West Speaks at the Attorney General's Advisory Committee on American Indian and Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence Hearing

Briefing Binder

Transcripts:

• Invocation, Welcome, and Introduction
• Panel 1: An Overview of Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence in the Home, the Community, and Juvenile Justice System Response
• Panel 2: Tribal Leaders' Perspective Concerning Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence in the Home, Community, and Juvenile Justice System Response
• Public Testimony
• Welcoming Remarks
• Panel 3: The Role of the Court System: Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence in Home, in the Community, and Juvenile Justice Response
• Panel 4: Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence in the Home and in the Community (Child abuse/neglect, domestic violence, ICWA)
• Panel 5: Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence in the Home and in the Community
• Panel 6: Promising Approaches
• Public Testimony