Healing Native Youth Through Youth Justice Reform

The webi­nar was aimed at help­ing prac­ti­tion­ers achieve bet­ter out­comes for Native Amer­i­can youth who are involved in the jus­tice system.

Pan­elists include:
Colleen Med­i­cine, a cit­i­zen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippe­wa Indi­ans and pro­gram direc­tor for the Asso­ci­a­tion on Amer­i­can Indi­an Affairs; and
Patrick D. Wil­son, direc­tor of the Peace­mak­ing and Pro­ba­tion Depart­ment, which serves the Lit­tle Riv­er Band of Ottawa Indi­ans.

V­iew­ers will learn about the cir­cum­stances — past and present — affect­ing Native youth, their treat­ment in the jus­tice sys­tem and their over­all well-being. The ses­sion will also high­light one Native Nation’s diver­sion pro­gram and its part­ner­ships with state and local jurisdictions.

Written by 92.9 The Torch