• For jurisdictional issues and direction consult with law enforcement agency who has jurisdiction.
• General Guide to Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country
• Native Child Alliance
• Indian Law

Policy

• Indian Health Service (IHS) Sexual Assault Policy
• IHS Intimate Partner Violence Policy (as sexual assault is often a component of IPV, it relates to what you may need)
• IHS policy on Responding to Requests for IHS employee’s testimony

Training

• Tribal Forensic Healthcare
• This site provides opportunity for clinical training and education through webinars (live and archived) that include a native-specific focus.
• The IHS has funded the International Association of Forensic Nurses to deliver training related to the identification, collection and preservation of medical forensic evidence obtained during the treatment of survivors of sexual and domestic violence. These trainings enable medical professionals to acquire and maintain the knowledge, skills and competent clinical forensic practice necessary to improve the response to domestic and sexual violence in hospitals, health clinics and health stations within the Indian health system.

Other Resources

• National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (2018)
• DoJ, 2013
• National best practices for sexual assault kits; a multidisciplinary approach (download report)