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FY 2004 DISTRICT SPECIFIC
TRAINING CONFERENCES

Office for Victims of Crime Bureau of Indian Affairs Regional Indian Country Conference Series
Office for Victims of Crime
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Regional Indian Country Conference Series
Office for Victims of Crime Bureau of Indian Affairs Regional Indian Country Conference Series

The District Specific Training Program is an ongoing effort designed to assist U.S. Attorneys in complying with federal crime victims' legislation and to improve the response of federal criminal justice personnel to the rights and needs of victims of federal crime. The program provides skills-building training to tribal and federal criminal justice personnel and others who assist crime victims in Indian Country.

Great Plains Regional Conference
Location: Rapid City, South Dakota
Dates: August 3-5, 2004
Districts: South Dakota, Nebraska, and North Dakota
Theme: Offering Hope to Victims in the Spirit of Justice
Contact: Nancy Lampy (605) 224-1256 ext.30

This 10th annual conference will address victimization issues in Indian Country and will provide training on family violence and child abuse issues to those who work in Indian communities. Topics will include CASA programs in tribal court, working with children who have been abused or exposed to violence, drug endangered children, victims of gun violence, and dealing with compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. The audience will include federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement; tribal leaders; prosecutors; judges; court services; probation; medical and mental health providers; educators; and victim assistance, domestic violence, and sexual assault assistance programs.

10th Annual Nevada Statewide Native American Conference
Location: Winnemucca, Nevada
Dates: August 11-13, 2004
District: Nevada
Contact: Vickie Dillon or Debbie Waite at (702) 388-6336

This 10th annual statewide conference will feature resources and workshops with a central theme of "Honoring Traditional Values--Preserving Family Unity." Topics will include domestic violence; the dangers of methamphetamine labs in rural communities; Indian Country jurisdictional issues; federal, state, and local victim services; sexual assault; elder abuse; and forensic interviewing. Participants will include representatives from the District's Native American tribes; federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement; court personnel; service providers; educators; social workers; and victim assistance programs.

Great Lakes Native American Conference
Location: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Dates: August 16-18, 2004
Districts: Eastern and Western Michigan, Minnesota, Eastern and Western Wisconsin
Theme: A Tradition of Healing: Putting Victims First
Contact: Faith Coburn (414) 297-1700

This years conference will focus on family violence within the Great Lakes area. The conference's target audience of tribal leaders, law enforcement officers, victim service providers, probation officers, and social service personnel will receive victim oriented training focusing on the above mentioned theme. Topics include domestic violence, forensic interviewing of children, and handling stress and burnout.

11th Annual Four Corners Indian Country Conference
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Dates: August 18-20, 2004
Districts: Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah
Contact: Diane Humetewa (602) 514-7567

This 11th annual conference will focus on workshops that share basic concepts of victimology, community action, victim services, child forensic interviewing, surviving child molestation, and methods used to ensure professionalism and sensitivity in handling victim cases. The training is targeted to assist federal, tribal, and state criminal justice and victim service providers who address crimes in Indian Country.

12th Annual Oklahoma Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect and Healthy Families 2004
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dates: September 8-10, 2004
Districts: Kansas and Eastern, Northern, and Western Oklahoma
Contact: Gayla Stewart (918) 581-7463

This 12th annual conference will provide workshops that will focus on all aspects of working with families and children who have been neglected or abused. Other topics include victim services in Indian country, using Native American culture and spirituality to reduce the effects of trauma, domestic violence, collaborative efforts in child abuse cases, stress management, and strengthening families. Attendees will include victim advocates, prosecutors, law enforcement, family violence and sexual assault specialists, child protection workers, health care workers, corrections personnel, and tribal leaders.

Wyoming Wind River Native American Conference
Location: Lander, Wyoming
Dates: September 28-30, 2004
Districts: Kansas and Eastern, Northern, and Western Oklahoma
Contact: Shirley Martinez (307) 772-2124

This 2nd annual conference will feature workshops focusing on methamphetamine recognition, manufacture, and effects on children; elder abuse; understanding cultural issues in prevention programming; best practices in prevention; understanding abusive head trauma in children; medical and legal issues in child sexual abuse; domestic violence; and jurisdictional issues. A sweat lodge will be offered.


This document was last updated on June 18, 2004