Community Relations Service
U.S. Department of JusticeConflict Resolution Assistance in Indian Country
The Community Relations Service (CRS) provides conflict resolution and prevention assistance on a wide variety of issues and disputes involving Native American tribes, communities, and Federal, State, and local officials on or near reservations. Examples include:
- Use of reservation lands for sanitary and hazardous waste landfill
- Tribal voting rights
- Leasing of tribal lands to non-tribal members for housing and business
- Cross-deputization of law enforcement between tribal and non-tribal law enforcement agencies
- Jurisdictional disputes between State and local government and tribes over gaming activities
- Employment of non-tribal members in tribal organizations and businesses
- Public demonstration activities
- Equal educational opportunities and fair disciplining of Native American students in public schools
- Return of Native American remains when burial grounds are discovered during land development
- Hunting and fishing rights under Native American treaties on and off reservation properties
- Hunting and fishing rights and seasons on reservation property for non-tribal members
- Disposition of Native American religious artifacts
- Use of Native American religious sites on Federal Park lands, including restriction of sites to Native Americans during ceremonies
CRS OFFICES
Community Relations Service
600 E Street, NW, Suite 6000
Washington, D.C. 20530
202/305-2935
202/305-3009 (FAX)
Regional Offices
New England Regional Office
(ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI)
Community Relations Service
408 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 222
Boston, MA 02110
617/424-5715
617/424-5727 (FAX)
Northeast Regional Office
(NY, NJ, VI, PR)
Community Relations Service
26 Federal Plaza, Suite 36-118
New York, NY 10278
212/264-0700
212/264-2143 (FAX)Mid-Atlantic Regional Office
( DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV)
Community Relations Service
2nd and Chestnut Streets, Suite 208
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215/597-2344
215/597-9148 (FAX)Southeast Regional Office
(AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)
Community Relations Service
75 Piedmont Ave, NE, Suite 900
Atlanta, GA 30303
404/331-6883
404/331-4471 (FAX)Midwest Regional Office
(IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)
Community Relations Service
55 W. Monroe Street, Suite 420
Chicago. IL 60603
312/353-4391
312/353-4390 (FAX)Southwest Regional Office
(AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)
Community Relations Service
1420 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 250
Dallas, TX 75247
214/655-8175
214/655-8184 (FAX)Central Regional Office
(IA, KS, MO, NE)
Community Relations Service
1100 Main Street, Suite 320
Kansas City, MO 64105-2112
816/426-7434
816/426-7441 (FAX)Rocky Mountain Regional Office
(CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)
Community Relations Service
1244 Speer Blvd., Suite 650
Denver, CO 80204-3584
303/844-2973
303/844-2907 (FAX)
Western Regional Office
(AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV)
Community Relations Service
888 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 1880
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213/894-2941
213/894-2880 (FAX)Northwest Regional Office
(AK, ID, OR, WA)
Community Relations Service
915 Second Avenue, Suite 1808
Seattle, WA 98174
206/220-6700
206/220-6706 (FAX)Field Offices
Community Relations Service
51 SW First Ave, Suite 624
Miami, FL 33130
305/536-5206
305/536-6778 (FAX)Community Relations Service
211 W. Fort Street, Suite 1404
Detroit, MI 48226
313/226-4010
313/226-2568 (FAX)Community Relations Service
515 Rusk Avenue, Suite 12605
Houston, TX 77002
713/718-4861
713/718-4862 (FAX)Community Relations Service
120 Howard Street, Suite 790
San Francisco, CA 94105
415/744-6565
415/744-6590 (FAX)CRS Customer
Service StandardsOur goal is to provide
sensitive and effective
conflict prevention and
resolution services. CRS
will meet the following
standards: We will clearly explain the
process that CRS uses to
address racial and ethnic
conflicts and our role in
that process. We will provide
opportunities for all parties
involved to contribute to
and work toward a solution
to the racial or ethnic
conflict. If you are a participant in a
CRS training session or
conference, you will receive
timely and useful information
and materials that will assist
you in preventing or minimizing
racial and ethnic tensions. We will be prepared to
respond to major racial or
ethnic crisis situations within
24 hours from the time when
your community notifies CRS
or CRS becomes aware of the
crisis. In non-crisis situations,
we will contact you within
three days of when your
community notifies CRS to
discuss your request or
when CRS becomes aware
of the situation.