Consortium of Tribal, State, and Federal Courts
Consortium of Tribal, State, and Federal Courts
Projects
Public Engagement Pilot Project Grant
During the development of the Consortium, an opportunity arose for states to apply for grants from the National Center for State Courts to hold public engagement sessions. Nebraska received the grant and will focus on the Native communities in the state. The idea of these sessions will be to build trust through conversation and to allow the discussions to guide the work of the Consortium going forward. National leaders in tribal/state court relations will help facilitate the events. An essential aspect of the meetings is that they be bidirectional in nature. Information will be provided during sessions with time to share concerns or recommend areas of improvement integrated into the agenda.
Goals of the Project include:
- To identify ways to reduce documented disparities and address other jurisdictional issues identified in the public hearing process.
- To improve judicial awareness of judicial branch training materials specific to Native American populations in order to enhance confidence in and understanding of the tribal court system.
- To improve Native American’s level of trust and confidence in the courts.
- To build trust across court systems.