Tribal, State and County Relations:
Coordinating Jurisdictions for Safer Shared Communities
2015 National Congress of American Indians Annual Convention Pre-Meeting
The following is a list of resources for further learning about key topics discussed at the “Tribal, State and County Relations: Coordinating Jurisdictions for Safer Shared Communities” session held at NCAI’s 2015 Annual Convention in San Diego, California.
RESOURCES FOR FURTHER LEARNING:
Law Enforcement and Public Safety:
Crime-Reduction Best Practices Handbook: Making Indian Communities Safe
http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/xojs/documents/text/idc-018678.pdf
National Association of Counties: Safe and Secure Counties Initiative
http://www.naco.org/sites/default/files/attachments/SafeandSecure-OnePager_07.27.pdf
Riverside County Sheriff Department Tribal Liaison Unit
http://www.riversidesheriff.org/tlu/
Chief William Denke: Written Testimony before the Indian Law and Order Commission, 02-16-2012
http://www.aisc.ucla.edu/iloc/resources/documents/bd-testimony-inidan-lando-commision-final.pdf
Swinomish Police Department
http://swinomishpolice.org/sitc/
North Dakota Committee on Tribal and State Court Affairs
http://www.nd.gov/indianaffairs/?id=43
NCAI: Tribal Implementation of VAWA (Resource Center)
http://www.ncai.org/tribal-vawa
NCAI: VAWA: A Call to Action (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urPZyc-qACY
NCAI: Tribal VAWA: Much Remains Undone (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xydojLiNoTU
Indian Child Welfare:
National Indian Child Welfare Association
http://www.nicwa.org/
Sarah Kastelic: Enforcing the Indian Child Welfare Act to Protect Native Children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGjywsomOzE
California Department of Social Services ICWA Child Safety Unit
http://www.childsworld.ca.gov/pg1322.htm
Indian Child Welfare Gateway: Tribal-State Relations
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/issue-briefs/tribal-state/
Attorney General’s Advisory Committee on American Indian/Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence: Ending Violence so Children Can Thrive
https://www.washingtonpost.com/r/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2014/11/17/National-Security/Graphics/Report_re5.pdf
Honoring Nations report: Fond du Lac Off-Reservation Indian Foster Care
https://nnidatabase.org/db/attachments/text/honoring_nations/1999_HN_Fond_Du_Lac_off_reservation_indian_foster_care.pdf
Emergency Preparedness and Response:
NCAI: Emergency Management
http://www.ncai.org/policy-issues/tribal-governance/emergency-management
Inter Tribal Long Term Recovery Foundation: Resources
http://www.itltrf.org/#!resources/c8k2
Other Resources of Interest
General Resources:
Government to Government Models of Cooperation between States and Tribes
http://www.ncai.org/policy-issues/tribal-governance/state-tribal-relations/Govt_to_Govt_Models_of_Cooperation_Between_States_and_Tribes_2002.pdf
NCAI Tribal-State Relations and Collaboration Projects
http://www.ncai.org/policy-issues/tribal-governance/state-tribal-relations
National Caucus of Native American State Legislators
http://www.ncsl.org/research/state-tribal-institute/national-caucus-native-american-state-legislators.aspx
Walking on Common Ground: Resources for Promoting and Facilitating Tribal-State-Federal Collaborations
https://www.walkingoncommonground.org/promising-strategies.cfm
Walking on Common Ground: Tribal-State Forums
https://www.walkingoncommonground.org/state.cfm?topic=6
Indigenous Governance Database (use search term “nation-owned enterprises”)
https://nnidatabase.org/
The Commission on State-Tribal Relations: Enduring Lessons in the Modern State-Tribal Relationship
https://turtletalk.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/cstr-article-final.pdf
Native Voice Network website
http://nativevoicenetwork.nationbuilder.com
Examples of Collaboration:
Honoring Nations report: Chippewa Flowage Joint Agency Management Plan
https://nnidatabase.org/db/attachments/text/honoring_nations/2003_HN_Chippewa_flowage_joint_agency_mngt_plan.pdf
Honoring Nations report: Coeur d’Alene Tribal Wellness Center
https://nnidatabase.org/db/attachments/text/honoring_nations/2000_HN_Coeur_dAlene_tribal_wellness_center.pdf
Honoring Nations report: Flandreau Police Department
https://nnidatabase.org/db/attachments/text/honoring_nations/2005_HN_Flandreau_police_dept.pdf
Honoring Nations: Ken James: The Flandreau Police Department (2007)
https://nnidatabase.org/video/honoring-nations-ken-james-flandreau-police-department-2007
Honoring Nations report: Swinomish Cooperative Land Use Program
https://nnidatabase.org/db/attachments/text/honoring_nations/2000_HN_Swinomish_cooperative_land_use_program.pdf
Brian Cladoosby: The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community's Approach to Governance and Intergovernmental Relations
https://nnidatabase.org/video/brian-cladoosby-swinomish-indian-tribal-communitys-approach-governance-and-intergovernmental-r
Recent news stories:
Indian Country Today: County Finally Agrees to Discuss Land Issues with Chumash Tribe
http://indianz.com/News/2015/018682.asp
Indian Country Today: Municipalities, Tribes Partner to Build Workforce in South Dakota
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/09/29/municipalities-tribes-partner-build-workforce-south-dakota-161910
Native Sun News: South Dakota department hires first tribal liaison
http://indianz.com/News/2015/019073.asp
The Press Enterprise: Morongo tribe gets vote on transportation, environmental panel
http://www.pe.com/articles/tribe-780198-indians-council.html