Child Welfare and Alaska Native Tribal Governance: A Pilot Project in Kake, Alaska — Report of Findings

This report details research on child welfare decision-making in Kake in the context of a proposed ordinance for the establishment of an organized tribal court in the village. The tribal court did not, in fact, come into being at that time, but the researchers were able to follow the development of...

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Main Authors: Rieger, Lisa, Kandel, Randy
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: University of Alaska Anchorage Justice Center 1999
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Alaska
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11122/4207
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spelling ftunivalaska:oai:scholarworks.alaska.edu:11122/4207 2023-05-15T18:33:21+02:00 Child Welfare and Alaska Native Tribal Governance: A Pilot Project in Kake, Alaska — Report of Findings Rieger, Lisa Kandel, Randy 1999-10-22 http://hdl.handle.net/11122/4207 en_US eng University of Alaska Anchorage Justice Center JC 9910.01 http://hdl.handle.net/11122/4207 Report 1999 ftunivalaska 2023-02-23T21:36:11Z This report details research on child welfare decision-making in Kake in the context of a proposed ordinance for the establishment of an organized tribal court in the village. The tribal court did not, in fact, come into being at that time, but the researchers were able to follow the development of a different local decision-making approach — circle sentencing. The research revealed that welfare issues and problems were handled through a variety of informal and formal methods that reflected Tlingit cultural emphases. Ideas arising from outside, such as circle sentencing, were selectively adapted. National Science Foundation Overview / Responding to Children's Cases / Choice of Forum Report tlingit Alaska University of Alaska: ScholarWorks@UA
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description This report details research on child welfare decision-making in Kake in the context of a proposed ordinance for the establishment of an organized tribal court in the village. The tribal court did not, in fact, come into being at that time, but the researchers were able to follow the development of a different local decision-making approach — circle sentencing. The research revealed that welfare issues and problems were handled through a variety of informal and formal methods that reflected Tlingit cultural emphases. Ideas arising from outside, such as circle sentencing, were selectively adapted. National Science Foundation Overview / Responding to Children's Cases / Choice of Forum
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author Rieger, Lisa
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Child Welfare and Alaska Native Tribal Governance: A Pilot Project in Kake, Alaska — Report of Findings
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title Child Welfare and Alaska Native Tribal Governance: A Pilot Project in Kake, Alaska — Report of Findings
title_short Child Welfare and Alaska Native Tribal Governance: A Pilot Project in Kake, Alaska — Report of Findings
title_full Child Welfare and Alaska Native Tribal Governance: A Pilot Project in Kake, Alaska — Report of Findings
title_fullStr Child Welfare and Alaska Native Tribal Governance: A Pilot Project in Kake, Alaska — Report of Findings
title_full_unstemmed Child Welfare and Alaska Native Tribal Governance: A Pilot Project in Kake, Alaska — Report of Findings
title_sort child welfare and alaska native tribal governance: a pilot project in kake, alaska — report of findings
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