Tribal and State Court Affairs Committee Meeting

Scheduled on Thursday, August 10, 2000 @ 6:00 PM

Thursday, August 10

6:00 p.m. Dinner Meeting --- Skydancer Hotel

Friday, August 11 Turtle Mountain Community College - Rooms 125/126

9:30 a.m. Call to Order

Consideration of December 10, 1999, Meeting Minutes - Attachment A (August 7, 2000)

9:35 a.m. Welcome to the Turtle Mountain Community College

9:50 a.m. Update on the Operation of the Turtle Mountain Tribal Court

- Yvette Falcon, Chief Clerk, Turtle Mountain Tribal Court

10:10 a.m. Overview of the Turtle Mountain Tribal Drug Court

- Associate Judge Malaterre, Turtle Mountain Tribal Drug Court

10:35 a.m. Juvenile Court and Juvenile Services Issues

- Geri Azure, BIA Juvenile Services

- Stephanie Jay, Juvenile Court Clerk

10:55 a.m. Current Status of Tribal Law Enforcement - Impact of Reduction in COPS Funding

- Rod Trottier, Chief of Police, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa

11:15 a.m. Issues relating to the Indian Child Welfare Act and the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA)

- Ernie Patnaude, Director, Division of Child Welfare and Family Services, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa

11:35 a.m. State of Relations among State, Federal, and Tribal Courts

- Open discussion

12 noon Lunch

1:00 p.m. The Future of the Committee on Tribal and State Courts

- Discussion by Committee members and interested persons

2:00 p.m. Tour of the Turtle Mountain Community College

Adjourn