Tribe: Chickasaw Nation
CHAPTER 14
CHICKASAW NATION PEACEMAKING COURT
(Nanna alphi’sa ishtaa-asha ikbi)
Section 5-1401.1 Short Title.
Section 5-1401.2 Creation and Purpose.
A. Pursuant to Amendment V of the Constitution of the Chickasaw Nation, there is hereby established a Chickasaw Nation Peacemaking Court which shall be a
division of the Chickasaw Nation District Court and which shall operate in accordance
with the provisions of the customary and traditional law of the Nation.
B. The purpose of the Peacemaking Court is to provide a forum for the use
of traditional Chickasaw Nation methods of peacemaking to resolve disputes in a fair,
informal, and inexpensive manner. Any ambiguity in this Code shall be liberally
construed to carry out its purpose of encouraging traditional Chickasaw Nation methods
of dispute resolution without formal court proceedings.
C. The Chickasaw Nation District Court shall have the authority to assign
cases to and supervise the activities of the Peacemaking Court and any Peacemaker
appointed pursuant to this Act.
Section 5-1401.3 Peacemaker of the Court.
Section 5-1401.4 Jurisdiction of the Peacemaking Court.
Section 5-1401.5 Use of Tribal Traditions and Customary Law.
Section 5-1401.6 Limitations of Peacemaker Authority.
Section 5-1401.7 Use of Tribal Traditions and Customary Law.
Section 5-1401.8 Procedures for Requesting to Transfer as an Existing Action to the
Peacemaking Court.
Section 5-1401.9 General Provisions.
Section 5-1401.10 Procedure in Peacemaking Court.
Section 5-1401.11 Form of Agreements and Proposed Orders.
Section 5-1401.12 Enforcement of Orders.
Section 5-1401.13 Admissibility of Statements Made in Peacemaking Court.
Section 5-1401.14 Conduct of a Peacemaker.
Section 5-1401.15 Protective Orders.
Section 5-1401.16 Method; Basic Rights.
Section 5-1401.17 Miscellaneous.