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10th Annual Judicial Gathering for Tribal Justice Collaborative

10th Annual Judicial Gathering for Tribal Justice Collaborative  October 22, 2021 The Tribal Justice Collaborative of California has announced that registration is now open for the 10th AnnualJustice Gathering of California. This is a wonderful opportunity for thoseconcerned with Indian Child Welfare in California to learn and to network.  Peacemaking and other traditional processes relevant to ChildWelfare issues in Tribal Nation’s cultures are honored in thiscontext.  See details below to register if you are interested. This… Read More »10th Annual Judicial Gathering for Tribal Justice Collaborative

Chickasaw Nation – Peacemaking Court

Chickasaw Nation – Peacemaking Court Tribal Materials Peacemaking: A Way of LifeA presentation by Justice Barbara Smith and Jason Burwell, October 23, 2007, includes: Peacemaking Process Peacemaking Court Participant Form Values of the Court Dispute Summary Form

Annual Cyber-conference on Dispute Resolution (April 12, 2017)

Annual Cyber-conference on Dispute Resolution (April 12, 2017) 7th Annual  Cyber-conference on Dispute Resolution (April 17, 2017) Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 | 12pm-2:30pm PacificA Global Conversation on the State & Practice of Dispute Resolution The online conference will have speakers who are practitioners, researchers, and community members, as well as students and teachers.  There will be a hearty town-hall style discussion including contributions from Indigenous knowledge, as well restorative justice, therapeutic jurisprudence, dispute-systems design, law… Read More »Annual Cyber-conference on Dispute Resolution (April 12, 2017)

Circle Peacemaking Facilitation Training (March 21-23, 2017, Alaska)

Circle Peacemaking Facilitation Training (March 21-23, 2017, Alaska) March 21-23, Anchorage, Alaska  Participants will learn and share diverse processes and purposes of a “Circle” to mediate harm and conflict in a manner aligned with community values. As a tool, the “Circle” can also divert youth offenders from the state justice system, while supporting them in their tribal community. Participants will learn and share the intentions, philosophies and styles of different approaches to using a Circle… Read More »Circle Peacemaking Facilitation Training (March 21-23, 2017, Alaska)

Drug Court Begins In Forest County (WI)

Drug Court Begins In Forest County (WI) Thursday (3/9/17) was the first day for Drug Court in Forest County, a joint effort from the state court system at the Forest County Courthouse and Forest County Potawatomi Tribal Court to get persons convicted of drug offenses into treatment. Listen to the full report at the WXPR 91.7 Public Radio website.

ICWA and Peace Circles Colloquium (March 17, 2017, Oregon)

ICWA and Peace Circles Colloquium (March 17, 2017, Oregon) Date: 9:00am – 4:00pm PDT March 17Location: Lewis & Clark Law School, Legal Research Center Learn more and register at https://law.lclark.edu/live/events/223843-icwa-and-peace-circles-colloquium. Lewis & Clark Law School’s Indian Law Program presents the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and Peace Circles Colloquium. Agenda Welcome:  Jennifer J. Johnson, Dean of the Lewis and Clark Law School Prayer:  Celeste Whitewolf, Esq. Purpose:  Cheryl Demmert Fairbanks, Walter Echo-Hawk Visiting Professor. Lewis… Read More »ICWA and Peace Circles Colloquium (March 17, 2017, Oregon)

Tribal Justice: Film Premier and Trailer

Tribal Justice: Film Premier and Trailer Watch this 4-minute trailer for a new film showcasing tribal traditions being brought forward to good effect in California… Wonderful expression of how and why this all works! http://www.makepeaceproductions.com/tribaljustice/spotlight/

Deadline Extended for Position Announcement: Oregon

Deadline Extended for Position Announcement: Oregon Position Announcement: Tribal judge position in Oregon, very limited hours per week, with some peacemaking interface. Currently it is part-time but it could become more if the Tribal Healing to Wellness Court (Drug Court) becomes operational.  Deadline extended to February 24, 2017. CONFEDERATED TRIBES OFCOOS, LOWER UMPQUA & SIUSLAW INDIANSTRIBAL COURT1245 Fulton Ave. Coos Bay, OR 97420Phone (541) 888-1306 or 1-888-280-0726Fax (541) 888-2853 ● Email: tribalct@ctclusi.org Request for QualificationsAssociate… Read More »Deadline Extended for Position Announcement: Oregon

Video: Peacemaking: In the Courts and Community

Video: Peacemaking: In the Courts and Community This video was produced by the Washtenaw County (Michigan) Peacemaking court, and also features peacemakers and participants from the Skyline High School peacemaking program, both of which incorporate native values and are based on collaborative efforts with local tribes.

Ontario approves establishment of Indigenous People’s Court in Thunder Bay

Ontario approves establishment of Indigenous People’s Court in Thunder Bay The Chief Justice’s Office, in the Ontario Court of Justice has approved the establishment of an Indigenous People’s Court in Thunder Bay. The new Court will use a restorative justice approach to sentencing. It will also emphasize Indigenous culture and traditions to help heal Indigenous clients in conflict with the law. Read the full announcement at the CBC News website. Read a related article at… Read More »Ontario approves establishment of Indigenous People’s Court in Thunder Bay

Joint therapeutic court launches in Kenai

Joint therapeutic court launches in Kenai The Henu’ Community Wellness Court is on the brink of admitting its first participant after more than a year of work to get off the ground. A joint therapeutic-style court formed between the state and the Kenatize Indian Tribe, the program will target and admit those facing long felony sentences relating to substance abuse or Child in Need of Aid cases. Its focus on healing and rehabilitation will help… Read More »Joint therapeutic court launches in Kenai

A Mexican Indigenous Community Finds Its Own Way

A Mexican Indigenous Community Finds Its Own Way Dispute resolution and many other functions of government are handled on a radically local level in this Mexican indigenous community.  Not that long ago, community members fought  to reestablish their rights to govern themselves, free from the colonial and cartel forces that have previously taken them for granted. Read more about their community at the Truth Out website.

Exit, Pursued By a Bear: Why Peacemaking Makes Sense in State Court Justice Systems

Exit, Pursued By a Bear: Why Peacemaking Makes Sense in State Court Justice Systems Michigan Judge Timothy Connors advocates peacemaking as an alternative path because “it works,” explaining that this alternative path for state courts helps them live up to their public responsibility to help heal controversy.  The article includes reference to the NARF Indigenous Peacemaking Initiative as well as two advisory committee members – Shawn Watts and Cheryl Fairbanks.  Judge Connors maintains that, as… Read More »Exit, Pursued By a Bear: Why Peacemaking Makes Sense in State Court Justice Systems

The Indigenous Practice That Is Transforming the Adversarial Process

The Indigenous Practice That Is Transforming the Adversarial Process A brief but comprehensive read from The Judges’ Journal  providing background in several areas.  First, the author recounts the historical origins of use of circles for justice practices and describes the Kake, Alaska, practice of using circles – Grief Circles, Peacemaking Circles, Suicide Prevention Circles, Celebration Circles, and Sentencing Circles to name a few.  Next, the article summarizes how a circle process works provides an overview… Read More »The Indigenous Practice That Is Transforming the Adversarial Process

Michigan’s Tribal State Federal Judicial Forum – Attempting Great Things

Michigan’s Tribal State Federal Judicial Forum – Attempting Great Things Michigan Supreme Court Justice Bridget McCormack explains how Michigan’s tribal , state , and federal courts have created a unique partnership regarding tribal children and families—drawing on their shared goals of ensuring the proper administration of justice within their jurisdictions, resolving disputes in a manner that will be respected and enforced across jurisdictional lines, and serving the children, families, and communities whose welfare depends on… Read More »Michigan’s Tribal State Federal Judicial Forum – Attempting Great Things

SAMHSA Is Accepting Applications for 2017 Grants

SAMHSA Is Accepting Applications for 2017 Grants The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for fiscal year 2017 Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Adult Treatment Drug Courts and Adult Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts. Up to $54.6 million in funding is available over the course of three years. APPLICATION DUE DATE: December 12, 2016 by 11:59 pm Eastern time. Applications must be received by the due date… Read More »SAMHSA Is Accepting Applications for 2017 Grants

Washtenaw County Peacemaking Court Evaluation of Implementing Peacemaking in a Non-Tribal Court System

Washtenaw County Peacemaking Court Evaluation of Implementing Peacemaking in a Non-Tribal Court System Peacemaking and Parent Partners Evaluation (2016) Evaluation of the Washtenaw County (Michigan) Peacemaking Court, which incorporated peacemaking within their court in the fall of 2013.  The program’s goal is to increase satisfaction of litigants and improve public trust in justice.  Since the inception of the peacemaking court, over 40 peacemaking facilitators have been trained.  Trained peacemakers now co-facilitate cases and are using… Read More »Washtenaw County Peacemaking Court Evaluation of Implementing Peacemaking in a Non-Tribal Court System

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Alaska’s First Joint State-Tribal Wellness Court Officially Established

Alaska’s First Joint State-Tribal Wellness Court Officially Established The Kenaitze Indian Tribe has officially entered a historic government-to-government partnership with the Alaska Court System, signing an agreement to create a joint-jurisdiction state-tribal therapeutic court that will serve people across the central Kenai Peninsula later this year. Representatives of the tribe, state court and the Office of the Attorney General signed the agreement Thursday afternoon in Courtroom 203 of the Rabinowitz Courthouse in downtown Fairbanks. The… Read More »Alaska’s First Joint State-Tribal Wellness Court Officially Established

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi – Native Justice Program

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi – Native Justice Program Pokagon Band of Potawatomi from Pokagon Band on Vimeo. Tribal Materials Native Justice website. Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. Upcoming Events. Native Justice Program. Pokagon Band of Potawatomi.

Judge Michael Petoskey, Chief Judge, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi

Judge Michael Petoskey, Chief Judge, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Judge Petoskey’s career interest has been working with newly-reaffirmed tribes to plan, implement, and develop their courts. Video from Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Peacemaking Training (September 2016)