Tribal Courts

provided faculty support for the December 5-6, 2023 Intertribal Working Group in Columbia, South Carolina

Office based technical assistance to assist Sualt St. Marie tribe with navigating issues relevant to STCJ implementation

TLPI had a Tribal TTA providers meeting with BJA, Tribal Judicial Institute (TJI) at UND, NTJC/NJC, NCJTC, and RurAL Cap on January 10, 2024 to discuss the 2024 American Indian Justice Conference. Potential dates are (summer 2024 June 5-6 or June 12-13). Potential Violent Crimes conference was also discuss and additional upcoming conferences like the 2024 Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts Enhancement Training.

TLPI has monthly calls/outreach with Tribal Judicial Institute (TJI) at UND and National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA), as sub awardees on this award, to discuss grantee TTA, TTA workplans, and TA reports, and additional award deliverables

On 1/23/2024 TLPI held their Virtual Kick Off Meeting for FY 23 CTAS PA 3 Grantees. Martina Gauthier, Director/Attorney, Menominee Public Defender Office joined the virtual meeting via zoom. TLPI presented on the Tribal Courts, Tribal Justice System, and Intergovernmental Collaboration Projection, the broad range of TLPI resources, publications, webinars, and various TTA projects. TLPI also discussed how to request TTA, the TTA TLPI process (which consists of TA Coach assignments, the development of a TA workplan, and a final TA report.

Office-based TA via email and zoom re: joint jurisdiction Courts, opening a civil court, training for new and prospective no-lawyer tribal judge and feedback on civil procedure code (will be provided to us upon completion) Catawba Nation Megan George & Meredith Jolin in the zoom meeting, Megan George, email: megan.George@catawba.com Meredith Jolin, email: meredith.jolin@catawba.com, 996 Avenue of the Nations, Rock Hill, SC 29730, Office: (803) 984-0393.

The THWC team continued work on the tribal-specific foundational training curriculum. Activities included:
1. Proposal how current Category 1 Planning and Implementation grantees will meet their planning phase requirement while the curriculum is developed - TLPI proposed to support the three tribal planning and implementation grantees by prioritizing intensive onsite and offsite TTA – and pair each tribe with a mentor court - while we develop the tribal-specific foundational training curriculum. BJA approved the proposed plan on January 10, 2024.

This reporting period planning for the design and development of a tribal-specific foundational training curriculum began. Curriculum development workgroup members were identified, and content requirements were discussed. The THWC team also found it is necessary to simultaneously work on 2 related tasks for this objective: 1) a pilot testing plan as this could affect the target completion date of the draft curriculum; 2) how current Category 1 Planning and Implementation grantees will meet their planning phase requirement while the curriculum is developed.

Two meetings with veteran consultants occurred this reporting period supporting Objective 3.5: Expand services to native veterans.

The Tribal Law and Policy Institute sent each FY23 CTAS Purpose Area 3 - Tribal Healing to Wellness Court grantee a welcome letter. This letter introduced the TLPI organization, TLPI THWC staff, possible TTA services available, links to THWC resources and potential team training, links to a scheduling poll for a virtual Tribal TTA overview and a short questionnaire to gauge implementation progress, and information about meeting at the in-person CTAS New Grantee Orientation in Seattle, WA.