Commissioner Marjorie A. Slabach (ret.) and Chief Judge Abby Abinanti of the Yurok Justice Center in conversation about the differences between the Western world and the Yurok world in resolving disputes and reorganizing relationships, focusing on alternative solutions in lieu of institutionalized arrogance.

Learning Objectives:

  • Participants will be able to identify values of the court system as they are acted out procedurally
  • Participants will be able to discuss alternative procedures and methods of dispute resolution according to the family’s cultural values
  • Participants will be able to analyze the underlying goal of each tool you use according to the family’s cultural values