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26 NARF Legal Rev. 1 (2001)

handle is hein.journals/narf26 and id is 1 raw text is: Recently Passed Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act Expected to Strengthen and Improve Tribal Justice Systems On December 21, 2000, President Clinton signed into law Public Law 106-559, the Indian Tribal Justice and Legal Assistance Act of 2000. The Act is an important step forward in the strengthening and enhancement of tribal jus- tice systems. It formally authorizes the Attorney General to award grants and provide technical assistance to Indian Tribes to support the develop- ment and continuing operation of tribal courts. National and regional trib- al justice associations have been working hard, primarily on a voluntary Indian Tribal Ju basis, for decades to assist Legal Assistance Tribes with the operation of their tribal court sys- CASE UPDATES tems. This law makes the - Indian Trust [ associations and Native American legal services Decision Thr organizations eligible to Documents.... apply for much-needed Federal Trust federal funding to assist them in their efforts. Additionally, an important International component of the new law Indigenous P is the reauthorization of Homeland foi the 1993 Indian Tribal Tribe ......f Justice Act. The work to implement the Act has only begun, however. Serious efforts must be made to impress upon Administration the ;tice Technical & Act ................ page 1 3eneficiaries... page 5 eatens Tribal Trust ....................... page 6 Relationship ...................... page 6 Rights of eoples ............ page 7 Timbisha Shoshone ....................... page 9 New Board Member ................ page 9 Indian Law Library .............. page 10 VOLUME 26, NO. 1 Congress and the new critical need for funding of the programs contemplated by the new law and of the Indian Tribal Justice Act that is now over seven years old and has never received a penny of funding. Tribal courts have been under- funded for more than twen- ty years -- which is a failure of the federal government to meet its trust responsi- bility to Indian nations. The law is a chance for the federal government to meet its obligations in the tribal justice area. The Act specifically calls for Congressional appropri- ations over the next four years to support: Tribal Justice Training and Technical Assistance Grants Tribal Civil Legal and Criminal Assistance Grants Grants to tribal courts to develop, enhance, and continue operating WINTER/SPRING 2001

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