{"id":3700,"date":"2020-10-28T08:15:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T13:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=3700"},"modified":"2020-10-28T08:54:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T13:54:56","slug":"operation-lady-justice-comments-due-by-end-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2020\/10\/28\/operation-lady-justice-comments-due-by-end-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Lady Justice comments due by end of week"},"content":{"rendered":"<img itemprop=image src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2019\/11\/26\/donaldtrump.jpg class=\"img-fluid wow fadeIn\"><\/img>\r\n<figcaption class=figure-caption>President Donald Trump displays a signed copy of the executive order establishing the  Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives at the White House in Washington, D.C, on November 26, 2019. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/whitehouse\/49129782937\/>Joyce N. Boghosian \/ White House<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Operation Lady Justice comments due by end of week<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Wednesday, October 28, 2020<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/operationladyjustice.usdoj.gov\/>Operation Lady Justice<\/a>, the Trump administration&#8217;s initiative to address missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives, is accepting comments through  the end of the week.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nComments    can be emailed to   OperationLadyJustice@usdoj.gov or faxed to  (202) 514-7805.\r\nThey can also be mailed to:\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=mx-4>\r\nOperation Lady Justice<BR>\r\nc\/o Executive Director Marcia Good<BR>\r\nU.S. Department of Justice<BR>\r\nOffice of Justice Programs<BR>\r\n810 7th Street NW, Room 6336<BR>\r\nWashington DC 20531\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAll comments must be received by October 31, 2020 at 11:59 pm Alaska Daylight Time. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe initiative began last November, when President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2019\/11\/26\/president-trump-promises-action-on-missi.asp>Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives<\/a>. The body consists of officials from the <a href=https:\/\/www.doi.gov\/>Department of the Interior<\/a>, the <a href=https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/>Department  of Justice<\/a> and  the <a href=https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/>Department  Health and Human Services<\/a>.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<iframe   src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OBGgex-GkTE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Indianz.Com Video: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/OBGgex-GkTE>Operation Lady Justice &#8211; February 12, 2020<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nOperation Lady Justice held its first meeting in January. A <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2020\/02\/12\/missing-murdered-task-force-tribal-consultation.asp>public listening session<\/a> took place in Washington, D.C., in February.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAdditional listening sessions in Indian Country were to take place in May and June but <a href=\/covid19\/>COVID-19<\/a> forced the Trump administration to go virtual. Four  meetings took place via webinar:\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=mx-4>\r\n&#8226; Tribes in BIA&#8217;s Eastern Region Webinar &#8211; <a href=https:\/\/operationladyjustice.usdoj.gov\/news\/tribes-bias-eastern-region-webinar>May 27, 2020<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8226; Tribes in BIA&#8217;s Southern Plains, Southwest, Western, Rocky Mountain and Eastern Oklahoma Regions Webinar &#8211; <a href=https:\/\/operationladyjustice.usdoj.gov\/news\/tribes-bias-southern-plains-southwest-western-rocky-mountain-and-eastern-oklahoma-regions>May 29, 2020<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8226; Tribes in BIA\u2019s Midwest and Great Plains Regions Webinar &#8211; <a href=https:\/\/operationladyjustice.usdoj.gov\/news\/tribes-bias-midwest-and-great-plains-regions-webinar>June 2, 2020<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8226; Tribes in BIA\u2019s Pacific, Northwestern and Alaska Regions Webinar &#8211; <a href=https:\/\/operationladyjustice.usdoj.gov\/news\/tribes-bias-pacific-northwestern-and-alaska-regions-webinar>June 3, 2020<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nA series of tribal consultations also went virtual amid the pandemic. A total of 11 meetings were held via webinar in August and September:\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=mx-4>\r\n&#8226; BIA Eastern Region WebEx Virtual Consultation &#8211; <a href=https:\/\/operationladyjustice.usdoj.gov\/news\/bia-eastern-region-webex-virtual-consultation>August 17, 2020<\/a>\r\n \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8226; BIA Midwest Region WebEx Virtual Consultation &#8211; <a href=https:\/\/operationladyjustice.usdoj.gov\/news\/bia-midwest-region-webex-virtual-consultation>August 19, 2020<\/a>\r\n \r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8226; BIA Southern Plains and Eastern Oklahoma Regions WebEx Virtual Consultation &#8211; <a href=https:\/\/operationladyjustice.usdoj.gov\/news\/bia-southern-plains-and-eastern-oklahoma-regions-webex-virtual-consultation>August 21, 2020<\/a>\r\n \r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8226; BIA Great Plains and Rocky Mountain Regions WebEx Virtual Consultation &#8211; <a href=https:\/\/operationladyjustice.usdoj.gov\/news\/bia-great-plains-and-rocky-mountain-regions-webex-virtual-consultation>August 25, 2020<\/a>\r\n \r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8226; BIA Southwest Region WebEx Virtual Consultation &#8211; <a href=https:\/\/operationladyjustice.usdoj.gov\/news\/bia-southwest-region-webex-virtual-consultation>August 27, 2020<\/a>\r\n \r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8226; BIA Northwest Region WebEx Virtual Consultation &#8211; <a href=https:\/\/operationladyjustice.usdoj.gov\/news\/bia-northwest-region-webex-virtual-consultation>August 31, 2020<\/a>\r\n \r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8226; BIA Western and Navajo Regions WebEx Virtual Consultation &#8211; <a href=https:\/\/operationladyjustice.usdoj.gov\/news\/bia-western-and-navajo-regions-webex-virtual-consultation>September 2, 2020<\/a>\r\n \r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8226; BIA Pacific Region First Session WebEx Virtual Consultation &#8211; <a href=https:\/\/operationladyjustice.usdoj.gov\/news\/bia-pacific-region-first-session-webex-virtual-consultation>September 4, 2020<\/a>\r\n \r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8226; BIA Alaska Region First Session WebEx Virtual Consultation &#8211; <a href=https:\/\/operationladyjustice.usdoj.gov\/news\/bia-alaska-region-first-session-webex-virtual-consultation>September 10, 2020<\/a>\r\n \r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8226; BIA Alaska Region Second Session WebEx Virtual Consultation &#8211; <a href=https:\/\/operationladyjustice.usdoj.gov\/news\/bia-alaska-region-second-session-webex-virtual-consultation>September 14, 2020<\/a>\r\n \r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8226; BIA General Session WebEx Virtual Consultation &#8211;  <a href=https:\/\/operationladyjustice.usdoj.gov\/news\/bia-general-session-webex-virtual-consultation>September 17, 2020<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe <a href=https:\/\/operationladyjustice.usdoj.gov\/about>executive order establishing the Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives<\/a> requires an initial report to be presented to the White House this November. 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