The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (CSVANW) is excited to once again convene and share space with our tribal leadership for a two-day virtual summit on the status of violence against Native women and children in New Mexico. An annual briefing that focuses on providing policy and legislative updates, share best practices directly from our communities and provide a current state of affairs in the movement to end violence.
The summit highlights the unique tribal, state and federal perspectives and challenges that our New Mexico tribal communities face in regards to addressing and responding to violence against our Native women and children.
The summit highlights the unique tribal, state and federal perspectives and challenges that our New Mexico tribal communities face in regards to addressing and responding to violence against our Native women and children.
Invited tribal, federal, state agencies:
- 20 Pueblos (includes Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo), the Navajo Nation, and both the Jicarilla Apache and Mescalero Apache Nations
- New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department
- New Mexico Office of the Attorney General
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Federal Bureau of Investigations
- Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
- Indian Country Crimes Section, District of New Mexico, U.S. Attorney
Our Attendees:
- Tribal leaders
- Tribal council
- Tribal domestic violence and sexual assault advocates
- Social workers
- Tribal judges
- Tribal court personnel
- Tribal prosecutors
- Court Administrators
