Domestic Violence Courts

In order to engage project advisory, ATJRC convened (1) quarterly meetings with Advisory Team on April 29, 2022 to request feedback on the ATJRC website: www.atjrc.org, ask for any upcoming events or trainings to post, request newsletter articles, and draft highlights to include in planned newsletter for ATJRC. There were Advisory Members in Attendance and (3) Staff. The meeting was held virtually from 9:00 am - 10:00 am.

On 06/28-30/2022 NJC hosted the virtual 2022 American Indian Justice Conference for all tribes and tribal organizations.

In cooperation with the National Drug Court Institute, the Tribal Law and Policy Institute co-facilitated a Healing to Wellness Court Foundational Training for the Jemez Pueblo. The training was facilitated virtually by TLPI program specialists Jordan Martinson and Kris Pacheco and Carolyn Hardin, Chief of Training and Research at the National Drug Court Institute. The training broken down into two parts comprising of three days of training (6 total). Training modules included the following sessions:
o Welcome
o Why a Healing to Wellness Court?
o Know your Role

After connecting with Chia through her involvement in the Arizona State Court Forum, Amy Hernandez, the Domestic Violence Program Coordinator

To disseminate information to tribal justice communities ATJRC is collaborating with WCPI to assist in the development and implementation of a Domestic Violence Simulator Program. ATJRC facilitated and held (3) meetings with the developing staff Brian Kaufman, David Rogers and Bill Humm to review the simulator program and provide feedback. One planning session was also held to prepare to offer this training to Tribal Subject Matter Experts in January 2022, for feedback and possible resources.

Co-convened (5) monthly “touch base” meetings with grant managers; July 1, 2021, September 2, 2021, October 12, 2021 November 8, 2021, December 6, 2021 participated in (2) quarterly NTTAC/BJA tribal TTA providers meetings; (1) planning meeting to orient the new CTAS grantees awarded FY 2021 funds; and (8) meetings with national tribal TTA partners to plan and deliver American Indian Justice Conference which for the first time included presentations by two Alaska subject matter experts.

In order to engage project advisory, ATJRC convened (1) quarterly meetings with Advisory Team on October 13, 2021 to request feedback on the ATJRC website: www.atjrc.org, ask for any upcoming events or trainings to post, request newsletter articles, and draft highlights to include in planned newsletter for ATJRC. There were (8) Advisory Members in Attendance and (3) Staff. The meeting was held virtually from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm.

ATJRC received multiple requests from grantees needing assistance with on-boarding onto the new JUST GRANTS and obtaining (4) no-cost-extensions since many grantees due were not able to implement project goals or expense funds in accordance with their original plans. We delivered one-on-one TA to: Akiak Native Community, Native Village of Barrow, Kwigillingok, and Qagan Tayagungin Tribe of Sand Point.

Designed and delivered (1) Circle Keeper Training to (12) Alaska Grantees facilitated and held by: The Alaska Tribal Justice Resource Center in Collaboration with The Resource Basket. The instructor was: Circle Alaska Consulting, Curt Shuey, circlealaska@gmail.com. The training description: An in-depth exploration for village councils, community leaders and other interested community members, to strengthen the use of traditional values in the affairs of the community.

To deliver and evaluate Training deliverables we designed and delivered (4) Peer-to-Peer Talking Circles, in collaboration with The Resource Basket, during this reporting period on: July 8, 2021- Topic - Strengths and Successes; September 2, 2021 – Topic – Recovery, events and experiences were shared and experiences including activities being held; October 14, 2021 – Topic - Indigenous Peacemaking (Circle Keeping), and December 9, 2021- Successes and Challenges of FY 2021. Participants were Alaska Grantees for Purpose Areas 3, 8 and 9.