Tribe: Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
TITLE I-A – CHITIMACHA PEACEMAKER COURT
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 101. Purpose and Construction
(a) The intent of these rules is to provide formal support, structure and enforcement to traditional
American Indian methods of resolving disputes through mediation, restorative justice and the use
of traditional ways.
(b) These rules shall be interpreted liberally and informally with the goal of providing a fair,
informal, inexpensive and traditional means of resolving disputes. The rules shall be used and
applied in as close in accordance with Chitimacha tradition and custom as possible.
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