NCJ Number
144734
Journal
Mediation Quarterly Volume: 10 Issue: 4 Dated: (Summer 1993) Pages: complete issue
Editor(s)
D LeResche
Date Published
1993
Length
112 pages
Annotation
Seven articles address traditional and modern tribal wisdom about peacemaking among Native American Indian tribes.
Abstract
This first article profiles the concepts and practices of justice that are institutionalized in today's Navajo Peacemaker Court, an adjunct to the tribal court. A second article summarizes research on traditional Salish dispute patterns, values, and processes, tracing them to contemporary conciliation practices in three Salish communities. A third article describes the traditional Medicine Wheel, which is a mediation model developed by urban aboriginals from five Canadian nations. Another article describes the findings of an evaluation of local dispute resolution organizations of three Alaskan communities: Athabascan, Tlingit, and Inupiat/Filipino/Anglo. In a fifth article a case is made for the value of using aboriginal stories and legends in conflict-resolution training, process design, and intervention. A sixth article describes issues in mediating the divergent interests between California tribes and private and public developers in cases that involve repatriation of Native remains. The final article provides a historical view of power relationships between Indian tribes in the United States and the Federal Government. The authors discuss the effects of history and of current trends in alternative dispute resolution on today's tribal leaders when considering optional strategies for handling disputes. References accompany each article