Peacemaking Colloquium 2020
Zoom Convening
August 5th -6th, 2020
(Mountain Daylight Time)
Agenda:
Wednesday, August 5 – Meet and Greet
4:00-4:05 PM Welcome and Opening
Hon. Timothy P. Connors, Washtenaw County Circuit Court, MI
4:05-5:30 PM Warrior Lawyers Viewing and Circle Discussion
Michaela Demmert (Tlingit/Nez Perce/Blackfoot), Peacemaker, Tlingit/Haida Tribal Courts, University of Washington, Co-Facilitator
Carson Smith (Choctaw Nation), Peacemaker, Oxford University, Co-Facilitator
Lewis & Clark School of Law
5:30 PM Closing
Margaret Connors, Esq.
Thursday, August 6th
9:00- 9:05 AM Welcome & Opening Prayer
Mike Jackson, Chief Judge, OVK Tribal Court Kake, Alaska
Hon. Lisa Lang, Esq., (Tsimpshian/Haida), Peacemaker, Tlingit/Haida Appellate Court
9:05-9:30 The Shift: Out of the Box – Into the Circle
Purpose and Peacemaking 101
Cheryl Demmert Fairbanks, Esq., (Tlingit/Tsimpshian), Peacemaker – Native American Budget & Policy Institute (“NABPI”); Justice, Inter-Tribal Court of Appeals of Nevada
Brett Lee Shelton, Esq., (Oglala Sioux Tribe), Peacemaker – Native American Rights Fund (“NARF”)
Christy Chapman, Esq., (Pueblo of Zuni), Peacemaker – NABPI and Pegasus Legal Services for Children
9:30-10:15 Keynote Address: “Sacred Justice: A Very Different World View”
Hon. Michael Petoskey (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa), Chief Judge Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians
10:15 – 10:30 Walk and Self Care – Lead by Brett Lee Shelton (Oglala Sioux Tribe)
10:30-12:00 Tribal/State Peacemaking: Showcasing Models
“Imma A Nopoli – A Talking To” – Hon. Kevin Briscoe (Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians), Chief Justice and Peacemaker – Moderator
Mike Jackson, Chief Judge, OVK Tribal Court, Kake, Alaska
Verna Teller (Pueblo of Isleta), Chief Judge Isleta Tribal Court
Hon. Timothy Connors (Celtic), Washtenaw County Circuit Court, MI
12:00-1:00 Working Lunch – “Healing Through Our Way of Life” (Viewing of NARF Video)
Circle of Student Scholars (University Representatives)
Michaela Demmert (Tlingit/Nez Perce/Blackfoot) Tlingit/Haida Tribal Courts, University of Washington, Co- Facilitator
Carson Smith (Choctaw Nation), Oxford University, Co- Facilitator
1:00 – 2:00 Trauma Informed Peace Circles
Dr. Gayle Dine’Chacon (Diné), Executive Director, NABPI – Presenter/Moderator
“Gentle Action: Theory and Traditional Ways” – Dr. Carma Corcoran (Chippewa/Cree), Lewis & Clark School of Law
Ingeborg Vicenti, MHC,GC (Jicarilla Apache), Dulce Public Schools, NABPI Governance Council
Christy Chapman, Esq. (Pueblo of Zuni), Peacemaker – NABPI and Pegasus Legal Services for Children
2:00 – 2:45 University Partnerships – Tribal, National & International
Karen Biestman, J.D. (Cherokee Descendant) Stanford University – Moderator
Chief Justice Emeritus Robert Yazzie, (Diné), Navajo Technical College NABPI Governance Council
Manulani Aluli Meyer (Native Hawaiian), University of Hawaii
Haku Ho’oponopono Practioners
Carma Corcoran, PhD. (Chippewa/Cree), Lewis & Clark School of Law
Carson Smith (Oklahoma Choctaw), Oxford University, Co- Facilitator
Niyo Moraza-Keeswood (Diné/Chichimeca), Stanford University
2:45-3:00 Walk-Extreme Self Care – Lead by Dr. Gayle Dine’Chacon and Christy Chapman, Esq.
3:00 – 4:00 Peacemakers: Words of Wisdom from Our National and International Cousins and Relatives
Lisa Lang, Esq. (Tsimpshian/Haida), Moderator
Sonya Shah (Gujarat, India), The Ahimsa Collective Director & Restorative Justice Director
Aunty Lynette Paglinawan and Manulani Aluli Meyer (Native Hawaiian), Haku Ho’oponopono Practioners
David Raasch (Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians), Chief Judge (Ret.)
4:00-4:30 Capstone “The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be: Re-imagining the future.”
Hon. William Thorne (Pomo/Coast Miwok), Judge Utah Court of Appeals (Ret.)
Hon. Monica Zamora, New Mexico Court of Appeals (Ret.)
4:30 Closing/Prayer
Hon. Kevin Briscoe (Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians), Chief Justice and Peacemaker
Christy Chapman, Esq. (Pueblo of Zuni), Peacemaker, NABPI/GAL-Pegasus Legal Services for Children
