Music Matters
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Our Alaska April 05, 2013 - Part 2

By Host Joaqlin Estus

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kbc/local-kbc-1025374.mp3

Anchorage, AK – Kevin Illingworth, Assistant Professor for the University of Alaska Aleutian-Interior Campus, describes the legal origins of tribal sovereignty, how it's exercised in Alaska, and benefits of locally applied, culturally appropriate, non-punitive justice.
Kimberly Martus, Tribal Court Enhancement Program Manager for the Bristol Bay Native Association, describes how BBNA is training volunteers in different aspects of running a tribal judicial system - everything from legislation, human resources and civil rights to due process.