Tribal Courts And Native American Rights

Tribal Courts And Native American Rights / William Thorne| invocation by Ernest Siva| produced by Lyn Gerry. - SERIES: Unto the 7th generation : Indian Child Welfare Act Conference| no. 3 - Presentations at a Conference for Native American Social Service workers. CONTENT: Ernest Siva, a Madinga elder, gives the invocation. Judge William Thorne of the Utah Municipal Court and formerly a Tribal Court Judge, speaks as a member of the Pomo Tribe. He explains the creation of Tribal Courts to deal with implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act, and discusses his experiences as a Native American lawyer and judge. He concludes with his reasons for supporting the Tribal Court system. - RECORDED: UCLA, 17 Jan. 1992.