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A Closer Look at Lessons Learned: Healing to Wellness

Thank you for attending!

August 20, 2024
11am-3pm ET

Presented by Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services Tribal Justice Support 

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Agenda

Introduction

11:00-11:20am ET

10:00-10:20am CT

9:00-9:20am MT

8:00-8:20am PT

7:00-7:20am AKT

Introductions and Overview

Session 1

11:20am-12:30pm ET

10:20-11:30am CT

9:20-10:30am MT

8:20-9:30am PT

7:20-8:30am AKT

Accessing Creative Solutions in the Court System

What are the unique things we can do in the wellness court to solve problems? We will discuss how to use the court’s special expertise as part of an extended family that provides access to a braided network of services and resources that support healing. We will address examples of challenges faced by individual participants and discuss how to support their recovery while they navigate the Healing to Wellness Court system. The court provides the community with the opportunity to be accountable for their membership.

Session 2

12:45-1:45pm ET

11:45am-12:45pm CT

10:45-11:45am MT

9:45-10:45am PT

8:45-9:45am AKT

Developing Positive Community Relationships

We can’t hand over our problems to someone else; we have to take them on together. The degrees of separation in Indian Country are slim and it is up to us to treat our relatives with respect through unique support tailored to their needs. We will discuss how to develop support groups and other community opportunities for participants around specific issues that can change what the court represents for the community and for the individual participants.

Session 3

2:00-2:45pm ET

1:00-1:45pm CT

12:00-12:45pm MT

11:00-11:45amPT

10:00-10:45am AKT

Finding and Sustaining Long-term Funding

From their inception to their development, Healing to Wellness Courts require sustainable funding from various sources in order to function appropriately. We will learn from other tribes’ experiences navigating the fiscal resources available.

Closing

2:45-3:00pm ET

1:45-2:00om CT

12:45-1:00am MT

11:45am-12:00pm PT

10:45-11:00am AKT

Closing Thoughts & Lessons Learned

Speakers

Honorable Abby Abinanti 
Chief Judge
Yurok Tribe

Honorable Abby Abinanti
Chief Judge
Yurok Tribe

Yurok Tribe

Honorable Eric M. Mehnert
Chief Judge, Penobscot Nation

Honorable Eric M. Mehnert
Chief Judge, Penobscot Nation

Honorable Leona Colegrove
Chief Judge
Quinault Nation

Honorable Leona Colegrove
Chief Judge
Quinault Nation

Quinault, Hupa and Saanich

Ron Whitener, The Whitener Group, former Tulalip Healing to Wellness Court Judge

Ron Whitener, The Whitener Group, former Tulalip Healing to Wellness Court Judge

Squaxin Island Tribe

Ann M. Miller
Managing Attorney
Tribal Defenders Office for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

Ann M. Miller
Managing Attorney
Tribal Defenders Office for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

Jana Williamson
Senior Court Coordinator
Choctaw Nation Judicial Branch

Jana Williamson
Senior Court Coordinator
Choctaw Nation Judicial Branch

Honorable Rhonda Decontie
Magistrate Judge, Penobscot Nation

Honorable Rhonda Decontie
Magistrate Judge, Penobscot Nation

Algonquin and Penobscot Nation

Tony Fish
Reintegration Program Director
Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Tony Fish
Reintegration Program Director
Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Honorable Carol S. Jackson
Magistrate Judge
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe

Honorable Carol S. Jackson
Magistrate Judge
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe

Kylee Francis Fowler
Peer Support Advocate / Graduate of Healing to Wellness

Kylee Francis Fowler
Peer Support Advocate / Graduate of Healing to Wellness

Penobscot Nation

Richard “Glen” Melville
Deputy Bureau Director
Office of Justice Services

Richard “Glen” Melville
Deputy Bureau Director
Office of Justice Services

Makah Tribe of Washington

Tricia Tingle
Associate Director, Tribal Justice Support, Office of Justice Services

Tricia Tingle
Associate Director, Tribal Justice Support, Office of Justice Services

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

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