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Tribal Consultation

The Department of Justice’s annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation is held pursuant to Public Law 109-162, Title IX, Section 903. This law requires the U.S. Attorney General to conduct an annual consultation with Indian Tribal governments to address the federal administration of all Tribal funds and programs established under the Violence Against Women Acts (VAWA) of 1994, 2000, and 2005. These statutes further direct the Attorney General to solicit recommendations from Tribal government leaders concerning:

  • Administering Tribal funds and programs;
  • Enhancing the safety of Indian women from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, homicide, and stalking;
  • Strengthening the federal response to such violent crimes; and
  • Improving access to local, regional, state, and federal crime information databases and criminal justice information systems.

Click for OVW's Tribal Consultation website for more information on consultation and other Tribal Affairs Division resources

 

2026 Tribal Consultation

Information about the 21st Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation will be added as it becomes available. 

20th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation, January 21-23, 2026. (Rescheduled from October 2025)

19th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation, November 19-21, 2024

18th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation, August 8-10, 2023

17th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation, September 21-23, 2022

July 2022 Consultation on Tribal Reimbursement Program

16th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation, August 17-20, 2021

15th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation, October 27-30, 2020

June/July 2020 Consultations and Listening Sessions on Streamlining OVW Tribal Grant Process

14th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation, August 21-22, 2019, New Buffalo, Michigan

13th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation, August 21-22, 2018, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

12th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation, October 3-4, 2017, Fountain Hills, Arizona. 

11th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation, December 6, 2016, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in Palm Springs, California  

10th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation, November 4, 2015, Shelton, Washington.                                                    

9th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation, October 15, 2014, Rapid City, South Dakota.

8th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation, November 14, 2013, Washington, DC.

2013 was the first year the Department of Justice consulted with tribal leaders on sex trafficking as required by the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013.

7th annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation, October 2-3, 2012, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Day 1 focused on the 7th Annual Violence Against Women Consultation and Day 2 focused on Department of Justice Grant Funding (CTAS). The consultation’s goal was to engage in a dialogue between the United States government and leaders from Indian tribal governments about how to enhance the safety of Alaska Native and American Indian communities and prevent violence against women.

6th annual Tribal Consultation, December 15, 2011, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. The consultation focused on improving the response to violence against women in tribal communities.

5th annual Tribal Consultation, October 4-5, 2010, Spokane, Washington. The first day of the consultation focused on the subject of violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women. The second day was devoted to consultation on Department of Justice (DOJ) grant funding for tribal governments, focusing specifically on the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) process that was implemented in Fiscal Year 2010. In Fiscal Year 2010, DOJ issued a single CTAS encompassing all DOJ tribal government-specific grant programs with the goal of gaining a better understanding of each tribe’s overall public safety needs and supporting a more coordinated approach to grant-making. In addition, the DOJ solicited recommendations for the Fiscal Year 2011 tribal grant process.

4th annual Tribal Consultation, October 30, 2009, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The purpose of the Tribal Consultation was to engage in a government-to-government dialogue between the United States Government and the leaders from Indian tribal governments on how to best enhance the safety of Alaska Native and American Indian women from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.

Updated March 27, 2026