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Secretary Haaland launches new Missing & Murdered Unit
April 22, 2021
Legal and Policy Updates
...that far outstrip the figures reported by UIHI in 2018. Currently, there are 229 unsolved cases of MMIWG in Alaska. These numbers represent loved ones and family members. https://www.doi.gov/news/secretary-haaland-creates-new-missing-murdered-unit-pursue-justice-missing-or-murdered-american https://www.bia.gov/bia/ojs/missing-murdered-unit Data for Indigenous Justice 2021 Report: We Are Calling to You: Alaska’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Womxn and Girls: https://dataforindigenousjustice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/We-Are-Calling-To-You-1.pdf...
Law Clerk and Law Fellowship Programs
December 13, 2023
...law school; first year students also considered short term full-time 10-12 weeks during the summer possibility for part-time work-study during academic year Law Fellowship Program The Law Fellowship program is open to recent law school graduates who may or may not yet have already passed a bar exam. These positions...
2023 Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Conference Registration Now Open!
June 26, 2023
News
...cases and enhance attendee’s knowledge of and response to allegations of child abuse and neglect. Online registration is now open and will close early September 2023. Click here to register! More information about the 2023 Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Conference can be found on our event page. September 26-28, 2023...
Alaska Court System Streamlines Sentencing Recommendation Process for Tribes
December 13, 2023
Legal and Policy Updates
Tribes can make culturally appropriate sentencing recommendations for members of their community with criminal cases in state court resulting in convictions. Alaska Criminal Rule 11(i) and Delinquency Rule 23(f) encourage the use of restorative justice practices in state court proceedings. A tribe’s restorative justice process can be a sentencing circle,...
The Queen of Her Own Destiny
September 19, 2017
Success Stories
ANJC fundraiser provides support for victims of domestic violence and others https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3pRt7rPt_E What Miranda Childress remembers from the ambulance ride is the teddy bear. The one the paramedics gave her young daughter — something to comfort her during a scary moment. Miranda focused on the bear, perhaps to distract...
Voices for Justice: A Life Transformed
September 15, 2017
Success Stories
ANJC fundraiser makes re-starting life after prison possible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeaB0iUg04s Jayson Buzby sat in prison, wondering what would happen next. He never could have predicted that he would get a phone call that would change everything. “I had never really been in any kind of serious trouble before, and I had...
Just a Phone Call Away
November 1, 2019
Success Stories
Alaska Native Justice Center’s (ANJC) Tribal ICWA Representation Program provides representation, and more, for Tribes Ninilchik Tribe ICWA Specialist Bettyann Steciw Bettyann Steciw picked up the phone, not expecting much. She’d been through this before: As the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) specialist for the Ninilchik Tribe, she had called...
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September 21, 2020
...services. Our Services Ready to Apply? Contact ANJC for eligibility questions or to complete an application for services Contact recent Success Stories Deep-dive into Native Law April 17, 2024 With its unique legal landscape, Alaska is the perfect place for law students and new lawyers to grow their knowledge and...
Voices For Justice 2023
October 25, 2023
...Team: Join Us Auction Stay Connected Community Impact Sponsors Donate Make your gift today. Donate Now Here’s how your gift can change a life: $30 a month provides essential phone minutes for a participant to have access to safety, community resources, & emotional support $60 a month provides bus transportation...
Help NICWA Identify Child Welfare Training Barriers
November 9, 2022
News
...the survey if you’re a tribal child welfare worker. Also, please feel free to forward this to other workers to take the survey. How to participate: Take the survey here. The survey will take no more than 15 minutes to complete. Please fill out this survey by November 18, 2022....