The grants to indian tribal governments program assists tribal governments, and authorized designees of tribal governments, to 1) decrease the incidence of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual…

The grants to indian tribal governments program assists tribal governments, and authorized designees of tribal governments, to 1) decrease the incidence of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking in tribal communities; 2) strengthen the capacity of tribes to exercise their sovereign authority to respond to these violent crimes; and 3) ensure that perpetrators of these violent crimes are held accountable for their criminal behavior. The alaska native justice center (anjc) is a tribal designee located in anchorage, alaska. Htuchtuh (safe place) project, a program of the alaska native justice center (anjc), works to address violence against american indian/alaska native (AI/an) women through increasing access to justice by providing legal services individuals victimized by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking. With this funding, htuchtuh will: 1) enhance existing legal assistance support services to AI/an women survivors in alaska; and 2) provide comprehensive legal assistance necessary to provide effective aid to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking who are seeking relief in legal matters. Anjc has partnered with alaska federation of natives (AFN) and council for the advancement of alaska natives (caan), an advisory committee made up of all alaska native regional non-profits. The timing for performance of this continuation award is 24 months.