Working With Tribal Communities to End Sexual Violence: Some Innovative Strategies Claudia J. Bayliff Project Attorney National Judicial Education Program Legal Momentum NAICJA October 2012

Topics Covered The Collaboration The Collaboration The Understanding Sexual Violence Program The Understanding Sexual Violence Program Lessons Learned Lessons Learned Funding Resources Funding Resources 2

The Collaboration Tulalip Tribal Court Tulalip Tribal Court Chief Judge Theresa Pouley Chief Judge Theresa Pouley Court Director Wendy Church Court Director Wendy Church Tulalip Tribes Tulalip Tribes NJEP NJEP The Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force The Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force 3

The Understanding Sexual Violence Program Preparation Preparation Faculty Faculty Chief Judge Theresa Pouley-Moderator Chief Judge Theresa Pouley-Moderator NJEP Faculty NJEP Faculty Lynn Hecht Schafran Lynn Hecht Schafran Claudia J. Bayliff Claudia J. Bayliff Professor Sarah Deer Professor Sarah Deer Janine D’Anniballe, Ph.D. Janine D’Anniballe, Ph.D. Tulalip Tribes Faculty Tulalip Tribes Faculty 4

The Understanding Sexual Violence Program Agenda (Two-Day Program) Agenda (Two-Day Program) Violence Against Native Women Violence Against Native Women Trauma and Healing Trauma and Healing Offenders Offenders Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse Jury Selection & Key Legal Issues Jury Selection & Key Legal Issues Accountability & Tribal Traditions Accountability & Tribal Traditions Tribal Community Resources Tribal Community Resources Tribal Capacity Building Tribal Capacity Building 5

The Understanding Sexual Violence Program Resource Materials Resource Materials Participants’ Notebook Participants’ Notebook Program materials Program materials Additional resources Additional resources NJEP Materials NJEP Materials Sharing Our Stories of Survival: Native Women Surviving Violence, edited by Sarah Deer, Bonnie Clairmont, Carrie A. Martell, and Maureen L. White Eagle (2008) Sharing Our Stories of Survival: Native Women Surviving Violence, edited by Sarah Deer, Bonnie Clairmont, Carrie A. Martell, and Maureen L. White Eagle (2008) 6

Lessons Learned Participants’ high rates of victimization Participants’ high rates of victimization Allow processing time Allow processing time Have resources available Have resources available Lots of preparation time required Lots of preparation time required Need to address capacity building Need to address capacity building Need to provide resources Need to provide resources 7

Lessons Learned Keys to success: Keys to success: Tribal leadership Tribal leadership Multidisciplinary participation Multidisciplinary participation Collaboration Collaboration 8

Funding Resources Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Grants for Tribal Courts Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Grants for Tribal Courts Court Training and Improvements Program Grants Court Training and Improvements Program Grants Grants to Encourage Arrest Grants to Encourage Arrest Rural Grants (if it meets rural eligibility criteria) Rural Grants (if it meets rural eligibility criteria) 9

Funding Resources Other Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Grants Other Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Grants Grants to Tribal Governments Program (if program is incorporated into Tribal government’s application) Grants to Tribal Governments Program (if program is incorporated into Tribal government’s application) Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) Purpose Area 6: Sexual Assault Purpose Area 6: Sexual Assault 10

Contact Information Claudia J. Bayliff Project Attorney National Judicial Education Program Legal Momentum 101 Lounsbury Place Falls Church, VA (703)