Tribe: Klamath Tribes
18.01 Authority and Purpose. This Klamath Peacemaker Ordinance is adopted
pursuant to the authority vested in the Klamath Tribes’ General Council by virtue of its
inherent authority as a sovereign Indian tribal government and pursuant to the authority
set out in Article V of the Klamath Tribes’ Constitution. The purpose of this Ordinance
is to establish a Peacemaker Court for the Tribal Court system in order to provide a nonadversarial
alternative to traditional court and to use culturally appropriate mediation to
reach conciliatory results rather than court-imposed sanctions, where appropriate. The
Ordinance is also intended to provide formal support, structure, and enforcement to
traditional Tribal methods of resolving disputes. This Ordinance shall be interpreted
liberally and formally with the goal of providing a fair, informal, inexpensive, and
traditional means of resolving disputes. This Ordinance upon adoption shall become part
of the Klamath Tribes’ Tribal Code.
MORE INFORMATION about establishment, philosophy, confidentiality, processes, and more at the ordinance in the link.
Read Full Text of Klamath Tribal Code. Title 2 Tribal Court/Law and Order Code. Chapter 18 The Klamath Peacemaker Ordinance.