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Tribal Justice Research Portfolio

NIJ’s Tribal Justice Research Portfolio aims to provide an understanding of the violence and victimization  experienced by American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons and to identify barriers and potential solutions for combating these public safety and public health issues.

American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) men and women experience higher rates of intimate partner violence in their lifetime than non-AI/AN men and women, and...

Providing Forensic Healthcare and Support to Native Communities

February 2020

Awareness of how to provide culturally appropriate and trauma informed services to the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) community is important for forensic examiners. This webinar discussed includes jurisdictional factors affecting examinations, pertinent laws to consider, and health care services that may be available to AI/AN populations.

This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on February 27, 2020.
 

Just Sexual Assault Response in Indigenous Communities

April 2023

In episode four of our 2023 Sexual Assault Awareness Month mini season, Just Science sat down with Mark Pooley, founder of Native Search Solutions, to discuss how the challenges faced by Indigenous communities impact sexual assault investigations. In the United States, many Indigenous communities are geographically isolated, which contributes to a lack of resources such as police staffing and training, healthcare, or even access to the Internet.

Just Investigative Support for Indigenous Communities

February 2023

In episode three of our Unidentified Human Remains mini season, Just Science sat down with Mark Pooley, founder of Native Search Solutions, and Dustin Driscoll, Research Public Health Analyst at RTI International, to discuss the many barriers faced by indigenous communities when it comes to identifying missing and murdered persons.

NamUs and Tribal Communities

September 2024

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) is a national centralized repository and resource center for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases across the United States. NamUs recognizes the need for additional support for tribal communities and has dedicated resources to address missing and unidentified Indigenous persons cases.