Department Announces Eagle Feathers Policy

On October 12, 2012, the Department of Justice announced a policy addressing the ability of members of federally recognized Indian tribes to possess or use eagle feathers, an issue of great cultural significance to many tribes and their members. Attorney General Eric Holder signed the new policy after extensive Department consultation with tribal leaders and tribal groups. The policy covers all federally protected birds, bird feathers and bird parts.

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FY2012 CTAS Awards Announced

On, September 27, 2012 the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced more than 200 grants to over 110 American Indian and Alaska Native nations providing over $101 million to enhance law enforcement practices and sustain crime prevention and intervention efforts. The awards are made through the Department's Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS), a single application for tribal-specific grant programs to address public safety and community policing; justice systems planning; alcohol and substance abuse; corrections and correctional alternatives; violence against women; elder abuse; juvenile justice; and tribal youth programs.

The DOJ developed CTAS through the collaborative efforts of its Office of Community Oriented Policing, Office of Justice Programs and Office on Violence against Women, and administered the first round of consolidated grants in September 2010. It awarded 301 grants totaling $127 million in 2011 and 286 awards totaling $118 million 2012. A fact sheet on CTAS is available at www.justice.gov/tribal/ctas2012/ctas-factsheet.pdf.

The FY 2012 CTAS Award List is under Past Awards. See the full DOJ CTAS Press Release in the Press Room.