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Child Welfare
and Alaska Native Tribal Governance: A Pilot Project in Kake,
Alaska -- Report of Findings
by Lisa Rieger and
Randy Kandel
Report prepared for the National Science Foundation. Anchorage:
Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, October 1999.
Document
in Adobe Acrobat format
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Abstract: This report details research on child
welfare decision making in the Tlingit Indian village of Kake
in the context of a proposed ordinance for the establishment
of an organized tribal court in the village. In fact, the tribal
court did not come into being, but researchers were able to follow
the development of an unexpected, different local decision-making
body, circle sentencing. Research results revealed that welfare
issues and "trouble cases" were handled through a variety
of informal and formal methods that reflected distinctive Tlingit
cultural emphases. "Global" ideas, such as those arising
from the Indian Child Welfare Act and circle sentencing, were
selectively adopted, adapted, or ignored for local purposes.
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