Native America Calling: The strength of tribal courts

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The Strength of Tribal Courts

Tribal courts are asserting their ability to mete out justice and work toward healing.

Many tribal courts are being recognized for restorative justice and for providing a means to address wrongs that go unresolved in other courts.

Thursday on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce speaks with judges and other legal experts on the frontlines.

The headquarters of the Navajo Nation in Window Rock, Arizona, houses the Navajo Nation Supreme Court and other governmental buildings. Photo: Alan English CPA

Guests on Native America Calling

Matthew Fletcher (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians), law professor at the University of Michigan Law School and author of the “Turtle Talk” blog

Matt Johnson (enrolled in the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla; the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation), court director of the Umatilla Tribal Court.