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Tribal Court Proceedings

Tribal courts have the opportunity to make huge impacts in the lives of tribal members and the community. There is potential for supporting traditional values and practices through the use of tribal courts.

When deciding whether the tribal court forum is appropriate, the first consideration should be whether or not the Tribe has jurisdiction. If there is jurisdiction and the case is appropriate for tribal court, Tribes should then consult their tribal codes when reviewing the case and issue tribal court orders in each case. Finally, a Tribe should understand how to enforce their court’s orders.

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  • Regional Map of Tribal Courts
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  • Statuses of Tribal Courts During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Alaskatribes.org has been prepared for general information purposes only. The information on Alaskatribes.org is not legal advice. Legal advice is dependent upon the specific circumstances of each situation. Also, the law may vary from state to state, so that some information on this web site may not be correct for your jurisdiction. Finally, the information contained on Alaskatribes.org is not guaranteed to be up to date. Therefore, the information contained in this web site cannot replace the advice of competent legal counsel licensed in your state.

This project was supported by Grant No. 2015-AL-BX-0001 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice’s 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 the SMART Office. 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.

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