by admin | Aug 13, 2018 | Traditional Practices, Videos
Peacemaking is a traditional Native American approach to justice that focuses on healing and restoration rather than punishment. This video shares the experiences of those involved in an experiment at the Red Hook Community Justice Center to adapt peacemaking to a...
by admin | Aug 13, 2018 | Podcasts, Specialized Court Projects, Traditional Practices
Court Administrator Susie Martin and Chief Probation Officer Lucinda Yellowhair explain how the Navajo Nation’s pilot community court will draw on their culture’s traditional restorative justice principles. Martin and Yellowhair discussed the Navajo...
by admin | Aug 13, 2018 | Podcasts, Traditional Practices
Peacemaker Administrator Anna Francis-Jack discusses tribal history and how The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington State have launched and grown their peacemaking program. May 2012
by admin | Aug 13, 2018 | Podcasts, Traditional Practices
During a visit by the Tribal Justice Exchange to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington State, Robert V. Wolf talks with two elders–Matthew Dick Jr. and Darlene Wilder–and a client about peacemaking, a traditional Native American...
by admin | Aug 13, 2018 | Traditional Practices, Videos
The Kake Circle Peacemaking Program incorporates Tlingit culture into the justice system in the Organized Village of Kake, Alaska. Using a traditional circle peacemaking approach, the program seeks to address the underlying issues that lead to crime and conflict....
by admin | Aug 13, 2018 | Podcasts, Traditional Practices
Gloria Benally, Coordinator of the Navajo Peacemaking Program, discusses the importance of Navajo culture, language, and the fundamental law in peacemaking. Throughout the interview, Gloria transitions between English and Navajo to tell her story. Although a direct...
