Justice Center Director Dr. André Rosay, faculty member Dr. Cory Lepage, and
Alaska Justice Forum editor Barbara Armstrong attended the 27th Annual Alaska Tribal Court Development Conference in Fairbanks, August 9-11, 2011. Over 90 tribal court judges, court clerks, tribal administrators, Native village representatives, as well federal and state agency representatives participated. The agenda included presentations on tribal court procedures, restorative justice, and state/tribal relations.
This event is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Bureau of
Indian Affairs through
Tanana Chiefs Conference, the
National Tribal Judicial Center at the National Judicial
College, the
University of Alaska Fairbanks Interior Aleutians Campus, and the
University of North Dakota School of Law Tribal Judicial Institute.
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| Due Process and Essential Practices for Tribal Courts panel (l to r): Tribal Court Chief Judge Ingrid Cumberlidge, Sand Point;
Natasha Singh, Tanana Chiefs Conference General Counsel; Natalie Landreth, Native
American Rights Fund Staff Attorney; and Kevin Illingworth, UAF Tribal Management Program Director. |
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| Mock Circle Sentencing participants (l to r): Tribal Program
Specialist David Raasch, Fox Valley Technical College, WI; Sue
Hollingsworth, former Tribal Court Facilitator, Tanana Chiefs
Conference; Jackie Wholecheese, Native leader, Huslia; Kathy Morgan,
Nenana tribal member; State of Alaska District Court Magistrate
Christopher McLain, Galena; Kevin Illingworth, UAF Tribal Management
Program Director; and Mishal Gaede, Tribal Court Facilitator, Tanana
Chiefs Conference. Tribal Government Specialist Lisa Jaeger, Tanana
Chiefs Conference (seated in chair off stage to far left) acted as
recorder for the group. |
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| Alaska Court System panel (l to r): District Court Magistrate Christopher McLain, Galena;
District Court Magistrate Dacho Alexander, Fort Yukon; District Court
Magistrate Alicemary Rasley, Fairbanks; Superior Court Judge Randy Olsen, Fairbanks; and Alaska Supreme Court Justice
Daniel Winfree, Fairbanks. |
