Office on Violence Against Women Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation Set for Jan. 21 - 23 at Mystic Lake

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By Native News Online Staff

January 17, 2026

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women will hold its 20th annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation Jan. 21–23, 2026, at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesota.

The consultation is designed to give elected tribal leaders and their designees an opportunity to provide recommendations on improving the federal government’s response to violence against Native women.

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This consultation was orininally planned for last October, but was postponed due to the prolonged federal government shutdown.

The annual tribal consultation is required under Public Law 109-162, a provision of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005. The law directs the U.S. attorney general to meet each year with tribal governments to address the federal administration of tribal funds and programs created under the Violence Against Women Acts of 1994, 2000 and 2005.

Organizers said the annual gathering serves as a forum for direct dialogue between tribal leaders and federal officials on policy, funding priorities and program implementation related to public safety in tribal communities.

Tribal leaders and advocates are encouraged to prepare for the consultation using resources provided by the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, including its priorities document and online resource hub.

The event marks two decades of formal consultations between tribal nations and the Office on Violence Against Women focused on addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking in Indian Country.

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