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DOJ hosts conference on Indian Country child protection
The Department of Justice is convening the National Symposium on Child Protection in Indian Country in New Mexico next week.

The conference takes place at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort in Santa Ana Pueblo from Tuesday, March 9, through Thursday, March 11. Speakers include Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk and National Congress of American Indians President Jefferson Keel.

The schedule follows:
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
8:30am - Opening Session with:
Ronald Laney, Associate Administrator, OJJDP
Gena Tyner-Dawson, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Attorney General for Tribal Affairs, OJP
Larry J. Echo Hawk, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior
Jeff Slowikowski, Acting Administrator, OJJDP
Greg Fouratt, U.S. Attorney, District of New Mexico
Jefferson Keel, President, National Congress of American Indians 12:30pm - Luncheon "Safe Communities in Indian Country" with:
Larry J. Echo Hawk, Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
8:30am - Plenary Session "Sex Offenders and Program Management in Indian Country" with:
Stephanie C. LoConto, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART), OJP

10:15am - Department of Justice FY 2010 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation Session with:
Gena Tyner-Dawson, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Attorney General for Tribal Affairs, OJP