AVCP Tribal Justice Healing Circle Training Sinea Williams, Tribal Justice Coordinator Denise Nerby, Tribal Justice Assistant Director This template can be used as a starter file for presenting training materials in a group setting. Sections Right-click on a slide to add sections. Sections can help to organize your slides or facilitate collaboration between multiple authors. Notes Use the Notes section for delivery notes or to provide additional details for the audience. View these notes in Presentation View during your presentation. Keep in mind the font size (important for accessibility, visibility, videotaping, and online production) Coordinated colors Pay particular attention to the graphs, charts, and text boxes. Consider that attendees will print in black and white or grayscale. Run a test print to make sure your colors work when printed in pure black and white and grayscale. Graphics, tables, and graphs Keep it simple: If possible, use consistent, non-distracting styles and colors. Label all graphs and tables.

What are Healing Circles? Circles are a healing restorative justice measure. Circles are done as part of a civil diversion agreement, but also conducted as a way to address issues before they enter State court systems. Civil Diversion means the transferring of cases from state courts to tribal courts. (Keep in mind that there are other options regarding civil diversion) Circle Healing incorporates community and family wellness. Give a brief overview of the presentation. Describe the major focus of the presentation and why it is important. Introduce each of the major topics. To provide a road map for the audience, you can repeat this Overview slide throughout the presentation, highlighting the particular topic you will discuss next.

Who can conduct a healing circle? Tribal Court Staff Healing Court Staff Tribal Administrators School Staff Parents There really is no limit on who can conduct a healing circle. This is another option for an Overview slides using transitions.

What is Involved in Conducting a Healing Circle? Seats for all participants in the Circle A talking piece- Something for the person talking to hold (not something dangerous) An open mind Focus on positivity and love for the person the circle is hosted for.

Points to remember while conducting a circle

A Healing Circle generally begins with a prayer to set the mood of the circle into something restorative. Procedures of the circle can be written during the circle, or during a mock circle. Circle restorative justice comes from a place of love and healing, it is never to bash or belittle a person (the offender). The Circle should help the offender to realize the error of their actions and to know that s/he is loved and cared about in the community. Having written rules on the wall is a good pre-caution (I.E. only a person with the talking piece talks, don’t exceed the set time limit if there is one). This is another option for an Overview slides using transitions.

Circles should end in prayer. Due Process is important even within circles, be sure that it is followed. If the person needing healing circle is ordered by the court, the circle comes up with the sentence of the circle with the offender and the sentence is implemented. Sentence could be anything from community work service, restitution, apologies, work done for the victim and family or anything that the circle deems sufficient. If needed, the individual can be called back for another circle, or a “follow-up” Circle to address progress of the sentence if one was implemented. Sentences and minutes for the circle should be kept in a file specific for the case at hand. Circles should end in prayer. This is another option for an Overview slides using transitions.

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QUYANA! AVCP Tribal Justice Maria Uttereyuk Tribal Justice Director muttereyuk@avcp.org Denise Nerby, Tribal Justice Assistant Director dnerby@avcp.org Sinea Williams Tribal Court Development Coordinator swilliams@avp.org AVCP Tribal Justice Center PO Box 219 Bethel, AK 99559 P: 907-543-8550 F: 907-543-7379 Tribal-Justice@avcp.org