On December 15, 2011, the Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services will be holding their annual consultation on violence against Native women that is required by the Violence Against Women Act. In addition, the DOJ will be holding a consultation session on December 16 regarding grant making and the Tribal Law and Order Act’s Tribal Justice Plan.

A copy of the draft agenda for the Dec. 15, 2011, consultation session is available for your review and feedback. We are also sending you the draft agenda for the Dec. 16, 2011, consultation session and a framing paper. To register for this event or to find more details on the hotel site, please go to www.tribaljusticesafetywellness.org.

If you would like to share your recommendations, please contact Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Director for Tribal Affairs at the Office on Violence Against Women, at lorraine.edmo@usdoj.gov.