Lessons from the Field: Insights from a Tribal Prosecutor – Webinar – October 16, 2024
This webinar was an engaging and informative session with Alfred Urbina, the former Attorney General of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, as he shared valuable lessons learned throughout his distinguished career as a Tribal prosecutor. Drawing from his extensive experience, Mr. Urbina explored the unique challenges and opportunities faced in Tribal justice systems, discussing the incorporation of alternatives to detention, and offering insights from a Tribal prosecutor’s perspective on the incorporation of traditional and restorative justice practices in the Pascua Yaqui Tribal justice system. Participants gained a deeper understanding of the complexities of prosecuting in Tribal jurisdictions and learned about best practices for fostering justice and community empowerment within Tribal communities while promoting healing, accountability, and community cohesion.
Materials shared:
- Examining Prosecution: A Workshop by the National Academy of Sciences
- Lessons from a Tribal Prosecutor by TaNeel Filesteel | TEDxBozeman
- Making Native America Safer and More Just for All Americans | American Bar Association Human Rights Magazine, Volume 40, No. 4 – Tribal Sovereignty
- Introduction to the IACHR Report on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples’ Rights Over their Ancestral Lands and Natural Resources: Norms and Jurisprudence of the Inter-American Human Rights System | American Indian Law Review, Volume 35 No. 2
- A Day in the Life of a Tribal Prosecutor by Tamera Begay
- Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities by Steven W. Perry
- Tribal Courts Can’t Prosecute Non-Native Drug Suspects. Tribe’s Say it’s a Problem by Martin Kaste
- Tribal Prosecutors Collaborate with Local Law Enforcement Agencies by Brianna Brown
- All Tribes Performance Monitoring Report, Indian Country Recidivism Reduction Initiative (ICRRI)
- Contact Information: Rodney K. Robinson, Deputy Associate Director of Field Operations Directorate, Office of Justice Services Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
- Chestnut Health Systems assists the Bureau of Indian Affairs with this screener
