Responses to Domestic Violence in Indian Country

About This Event

Training will include an overview of tribal jurisdiction, obtaining an order of protection in tribal jurisdictions, enforcement of orders of protection and access to resources for DV survivors outside tribal jurisdictions.

Objectives:

• Training participants will learn about tribal laws on domestic violence in NM & Indian country.

• Participants will learn how to obtain an order of protection in a tribal jurisdiction.

• Participants will learn about enforcement of orders of protection by law enforcement agencies outside of Indian country.

• Participants will learn about access to resources for DV survivors outside of tribal jurisdictions.

About Your Facilitator

Peggy L. Bird is of the Sun Clan from Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico. She is mom, grandmother, an advocate/attorney/consultant/human rights activist and works to enhance the sovereignty of indigenous women by ending violence against Native women, both nationally and internationally. She provides training and technical assistance to address violence against Native women and also facilitates comprehensive strategic planning sessions with a Native perspective. Peggy is a co-founder of the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women, Inc., and the Indigenous Women’s Human Rights Collective, Inc. She is a board member of Tewa Women United, Inc., the National American Indian Court Judges Association, and a co-founder of the NCAI Violence Against Native Women Task Force. She is a recipient of the U.S. Department of Justice National Crime Victims Service Award and the Sunshine Peace Award granted by the Sunshine Lady Foundation and the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She received her Juris Doctorate from the University of New Mexico School of Law in May 1990, became a member of the State Bar of New Mexico in October 1990, and in May 2018, she received her Doctorate of Philosophy from Arizona State University.