TASK FORCE MEETING
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), U.S. Department of Justice held the meeting of the Task Force on Research on Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women (hereinafter “the Task Force”) on September 30, 2025 from 1:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. ET. The meeting was virtual.
Summaries of past meetings and information about the Task Force can be found on OVW’s Task Force Website: Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) | Section 904 Task Force
ABOUT THE TASK FORCE
The Task Force on Research on Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women (commonly referred to as the Section 904 Task Force) is a federal advisory committee that provides advice and recommendations on the Department of Justice National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) program of research on violence against American Indian and Alaska Native Women.
Section 904(a) of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005) required that the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) conduct research on violence against American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women. There are three requirements for this research portfolio as outlined in the statute.
- Conduct a National Baseline Study to examine violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women living in Indian Country and Alaska Native villages, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, stalking, and murder.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of federal, state, Tribal, and local responses to violence against Indian women.
- Propose recommendations to improve effectiveness of these responses.
Additionally, section 904(a) of VAWA 2005 required the Attorney General to establish a Task Force (Section 904 Task Force) to assist with the development and implementation of these requirements.
View Federal Register Notice of Task Force