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Promoting Tribal-State Collaborations: Engaging Tribal Nations to Serve Native Populations
SESSION INFO
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Session Type: Workshop
This workshop will help supervision agencies understand why states should engage native nations while supervising native populations. Participants will learn about the history and impact of U.S. laws and policies on native nations and how they shape resource-sharing and government-to-government collaborations. The workshop will feature examples of effective collaborations between states and tribal nations, emphasizing how to overcome challenges native populations face and improve supervision outcomes by building relationships and trust.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Adelle Fontanet
Associate Director, Tribal Justice Exchange, Center for Court Innovation
Adelle Fontanet is the director of the Center’s Tribal Justice Exchange. She provides on-site and long-distance training and technical assistance to tribes seeking to enhance their justice systems around the country. Ms. Fontanet works with tribal justice systems to design and implement problem-solving strategies, such as the use of alternatives to incarceration, restorative justice practices, diversion and deflection programs, and risk-need tools. She has also led justice system needs assessments and strategic planning projects with numerous tribes, including child welfare-focused needs assessments and healing to wellness court assessments.
Orleny Rojas
Senior Manager, Center for Effective Public Policy
Orleny Rojas is a Senior Manager for Racial Equity and Justice at the Center for Effective Public Policy (CEPP). She supports the Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research initiative. She works on CEPP’s portfolio of racial equity and community engagement work, which aims to address racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system and integrate the expertise of people directly impacted by it. Ms. Rojas has over 15 years of experience working with various criminal justice and community stakeholders to center and address the needs of vulnerable populations.
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