Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta to Deliver Remarks at Justice Department’s 8th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Aug. 8, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta will deliver opening remarks at the Justice Department’s 8th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Associate Attorney General’s trip to Tulsa, the second in a series of government-to-government meetings with Tribal leadership, includes a visit with leaders and members of the Muscogee Creek Nation and follows her visit earlier this summer to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota. This trip is part of the Justice Department’s continued efforts to strengthen ties to Indian Country, elevate the voices and concerns of American Indians and Alaska Natives and reinforce the Department’s commitment to bolstering support for Tribal governments by investing additional resources to tackle uniquely Tribal issues.

At the consultation, which runs from Aug. 8 – Aug. 10, Tribal government leaders will provide recommendations on administering tribal funds and programs; enhancing the safety of American Indian and Alaska Native women from domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, homicide, stalking and sex trafficking, along with strengthening the federal response to these crimes; and improving access to local, regional, state and federal crime information databases and criminal justice information systems.

The consultation is required by law to address the federal administration of Tribal funds and programs established under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) and its subsequent reauthorizations. In addition to the Associate Attorney General, Director Rosie Hidalgo of the Office on Violence Against Women, Director Tracy Toulou of the Office of Tribal Justice and U.S. Attorneys Christopher J. Wilson for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, Clinton Johnson for the Northern District of Oklahoma and Bob Troester for the Western District of Oklahoma, among other Justice Department leaders, will attend the consultation and give remarks.

WHEN: 8:30 a.m. CT / 9:30 a.m. ET

WHERE: 

River Spirit Resort

8330 Riverside Parkway, Tulsa, OK 74137

OPEN PRESS

Reporters with questions for Office of the Associate Attorney General should contact Terrence.Clark@usdoj.gov.

Members of the press who wish to attend the consultation must register and will need to check in at the hotel registration desk upon arrival to obtain credentials, which must be worn and displayed at all times throughout the event. For more information and to register as press, visit: www.ovwconsultation.org/Attend/Register.

Question regarding the consultation and logistics should be directed to Connie.Palmer-Dodson@usdoj.gov.