As of today there is no announcement from the SMART Office12-13-2011 Nebraska:
(Macy, NE) – The U.S. Department of Justice’s SMART Office has notified the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska that it is officially “in substantial compliance with” the requirements of the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”). In doing so, the Omaha Tribe has taken on the responsibility for enforcement of sex offender laws on the Omaha Indian Reservation, which will be conducted by local law enforcement.
The Omaha Tribe took on the responsibility of SORNA enforcement as an expression of its tribal sovereignty and as a service to its tribal members, who know that local law enforcement is uniquely and ideally qualified to enforce sex offender laws on the Reservation.
In meeting the requirements for an official declaration of substantial compliance, a key milestone in the movement towards a national registry, tribal law enforcement worked in collaboration with other Native American tribal members and staff, as well as state law enforcement.
The Omaha Tribe’s implementation of SORNA increases protection for those who reside on the reservation. There was virtually no controversy or opposition connected with this project, which was in operation prior to the official declaration of compliance by the Department of Justice. The Omaha Tribe’s sex offender registry can be accessed at omaha.nsopw.gov. ..Source.. by Ben Thompson
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