NCJ Number
192664
Date Published
2000
Length
180 pages
Annotation
This document presents the materials from the Tribal and State Law Enforcement Summit held in Rancho Mirage, California on November 27-29, 2000.
Abstract
After the Call to Order, Welcome, Posting of Tribal and State Colors, Invocation, and Introductions, the Honorable Janet Reno, United States Attorney General, spoke about creating safer Indian communities by strengthening California Indian Nations and enhancing Tribal Justice Systems. Speakers from the various tribes involved with the Coalition for Enhanced Tribal Law Enforcement were presented. The History of Sovereignty of Indian Nations was the first topic. Speakers from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and the Bureau of Indian Affairs presented the history of Tribal Law Enforcement. Gaming Enforcement vs. Tribal Law Enforcement was discussed by the Sheriff of Humboldt County, the Director of Gambling Division of the California Department of Justice, the Chairman of the Barona Band of Mission Indians, and the Executive Director of the Rumsey Tribal Gaming Agency. Discussion of PL280 was conducted by the Acting Director and Deputy Director of the Office of Tribal Justice, the Executive Director of the Conference of Western States Attorneys General, a Professor of Law from the University of California Los Angeles, and the Chairman of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. The Chief Assistant Attorney General presented the California Attorney General’s analysis of Tribal Law Enforcement Issues. Meeting the needs of Tribal Law Enforcement was the subject of a panel discussion by the Executive Director of the Conference of Western States Attorneys General, the Area Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Tribal Chairman of the Hoopa Valley Tribe, the Sheriff of Riverside County, the Chief of Police of the Hoopa Tribal Police, and the California Highway Patrol.