Tribe: Kenaitze Indian Tribe
Tribal Court Code, Section 17. Procedure for Transferring Cases to the Tribal Traditional Conflict Resolution Program
A. Referral: Once the Kenaitze Tribal Court Judges have decided that they want to use the Traditional Conflict Resolution Program for a particular case, they shall decide who the Leader will be. The Tribal Court and/or Court Clerk shall provide the parties with further contact information regarding the Leader and the next step in the proceeding.
B. Decisions of the TCRP: Decisions of TCRP shall be immediately reported to the Court and shall be written as Orders of the Kenaitze Tribal Court. If the TCRP is not able to reach a resolution, the case shall be immediately referred back to a hearing panel of Kenaitze Tribal Court Judges. In all cases, the TCRP shall report back to the Tribal Court at the completion of the case or upon the last meeting with the parties. The Court can request status reports from the TCRP Leader at anytime during the pendancy of the case.