The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI), in collaboration with our Tribal Training and Technical Assistance partners – the National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC), and funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), invites you to watch the Tribal Courts and Traditional Justice Webinar Series.
These two pre-recorded 60-minute webinars highlight culturally rooted practices, intergovernmental collaborations, and innovative approaches to justice in Tribal communities. Learn from Tribal judges and legal experts on how to strengthen Tribal sovereignty through culturally relevant justice practices.
Promising Strategies in Tribal-State Intergovernmental Collaboration
Webinar Description: Tribal, state, federal and local courts have overlapping jurisdictions and face common challenges and resource limitations. To address these concerns, several jurisdictions have come together in various intergovernmental collaborative models that acknowledges each other’s autonomy, while sharing resources for better outcomes for everyone. On July 26, 2021, the Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI), in collaboration with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, held the “Promising Strategies in Tribal-State-Local-Federal Intergovernmental Collaboration Virtual Meeting.” The panelists highlighted intergovernmental collaborations in child welfare, bail reform, family wellness courts and community wellness courts from Alaska, California, New York, and Maine. The meeting was well attended by invited stakeholders from various disciplines, including Tribal and State courts and law enforcement. In 2024, TLPI released a publication titled Promising Strategies: Tribal-State Intergovernmental Collaborations based on these and other promising intergovernmental collaborations that build resiliency and provide a new way forward in the process. This workshop discusses the six intergovernmental collaborations models highlighted in the publication that resulted with their own variations in reimagining justice.
Peacemaking and Indigenous Justice in Tribal Justice Systems
Webinar Description: Peacemaking is a traditional way of resolving conflict. It is a community-based process that addresses the concerns of all interested parties by focusing on community care and kinship to both repair and prevent conflict and harm. It is informed by a Tribe’s culture, spirituality, knowledge, and ways of being. Indigenous models of justice are approaches to justice that attempt to restore healing from the harm at its roots. This session will provide an in-depth exploration of peacemaking and indigenous justice in tribal justice systems, highlighting their foundation in indigenous traditions and their application in modern justice systems. Participants will gain insights into promising peacemaking and indigenous justice programs, how they address healing and accountability through an approach that is grounded in culture and tradition
This project is supported by Grant No. 15PBJA-23-GK-05387-TRIB awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
