Friday, August 29, 2025
10am AK/11am PT/12pm MT/1pm CT/2pm ET
The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI), along with our training and technical assistance partners – the Tribal Judicial Institute (TJI), and the National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA) present an upcoming webinar: Strengthening Tribal Sovereignty: Enforcing Protection Orders Under VAWA
This focused webinar will provide Tribal court judges, clerks, and other Tribal justice system personnel with a comprehensive overview of Full Faith and Credit (FFC) provision and the enforcement of tribal protection orders under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) 2022 reauthorization. Participants will gain a clear understanding of the importance of enforcement of Tribal protection orders, the legal foundation and requirements of the Full Faith and Credit provision under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the VAWA federal definition of a protection order, the necessary protection order language to trigger the VAWA full faith and credit mandate, and the VAWA 2022 crimes that pertain to protection orders. The session will highlight key updates in VAWA 2022 that expand tribal authority and underscore the vital role of Tribal courts in ensuring survivor safety and justice. This webinar will equip court personnel with the knowledge and resources necessary to issue, process, and support the enforcement of Tribal protection orders that meet federal standards and withstand jurisdictional challenges.
Who Should Attend:
FY23 and FY24 Coordinated Tribal Assistance (CTAS) Purpose Area #3 Tribal Justice System Grantees and legal professionals, tribal judges, tribal court personnel, and anyone engaged in violence prevention and response.
Presenters:
Hon. Kelly Stoner (Cherokee)
Victim Advocacy Legal Specialist
Tribal Law and Policy Institute
Kelly Stoner serves as TLPI’s Victim Advocacy Legal Specialist. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1988. For the past twenty years, Kelly has taught at the North Dakota School of Law and Oklahoma City University School of Law (OKCU) where she taught American Indian/ Tribal Law and Domestic Violence related classes. She directed the University of North Dakota Native American Law Project that served clients of the Spirit Lake Reservation with a caseload that targeted domestic violence and sexual assault cases. In 2011, Kelly was appointed as a Judge for the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. She also supervised a project in partnership with the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma that established a SAFE Unit at a local hospital, recruited SANEs and targeted community education on domestic violence and sexual assault. Kelly directed the Native American Legal Resource Center at OKCU where she supervised law students prosecuting Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking cases and representing victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in civil matters. She is a frequent lecturer for the American Bar Association’s Commission on Domestic Violence and for the Office on Violence Against Women’s national technical assistance providers on domestic violence issues in Indian Country. Ms. Stoner helped to launch Oklahoma’s only tribal coalition against domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking- the Native Alliance Against Violence.
For assistance with registration or for more information, please email Mytia@TLPI.org. To view all of our previous webinars and materials, please visit: www.WalkingOnCommonGround.org/resources-tools/webinars
