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18 Alaska B. Rag 1 (1994)

handle is hein.barjournals/askabar0018 and id is 1 raw text is: %Aw., b Pausing by the Hen- House on a cold night (with apologies to Prostl) Whose plan was this, to live up hers Where dark combines with ice and snow T deaden fingers, toe and ears? Surely this wasn't my ideal Don't remind me. Yea, I know: We came forjoba, to earn some bucks a And we some etght. We've sen 'am, to Maybe Its getting time to go. Load our gear into the tnck, Pock ame food and point her south. In a few days, with a little luck, We'll reochso naun, andgeas andauch. Butwati That, rightl We boughthsum h And had som kidsl Iwonder how, That come about? We've lingered hem Too long to leave without some doubts And trailing debts, without Some fesra Ofhow we'll feed the little ones, Of what we'll say to dry their tears, Of where well be this time nsxtyear. And so our plans have came undone, Or time has planned for us instead A home that hungers for the sun. Time pays its tricks on everyone. Enough for now. It's time for bed And dreams of beaches, flowers, fields, Well talk again; we'll plan ahead; We will be warm before we're dead, From a Fairbanks Attonry in the solstice doldrumd WE WILL BE WARM BEFORE WE'RE DEAD A picture of rural justice: Six years of progress By TcErsA W. Cn Six years ago, the Alaska Judicial Council made access tjustice service in rural Alaska its top research prior. ity. At that time more than one hun- dred villages throughout the state lacked residentjustice servicesbeyond the presence eta Village Peace Officer (VPO) or a Village Public Safety Off- cer (VPSO). Relatively few have a re-l. dbnt magistrate or trooper. Most pro- bation officers, state court judges, at. torneys and other justice personnel worked out of hub communities, trav. eling to small communities as needed and as weatherpermitted. Many small communities felt strongly that, in or. der to prevent problems from escalat- ing, they needed to respond more quickly to local disputes than was po. sible if they worked directly through the state's justice system. This situs. taan has existed for decades, but in 1987, because of one of the worst eco- nomic situations in Alaska's history, no additional funds were available I respond to rural justice needs and ezistingprogramswerebeingcutback. The Judicial Council wanted to ex. plore the rural justice situation in all aspects and work with rural commu- nities, as needed, to create solutions. By 1993, the picture had changed dramatically.Nowmore thatona hun- dred tribalcourt. and councils provide services to residents of their commu- nities. In the context of increasing self.governance, mostregional Native non-profit corporations offer assistance tothe villagesin theirareas to develop tribal courts or councils. In spring 1993, the eleven-year-old Village Pub- lic Safety Officer(VPSO) program be- came, under statui, a part of the De- WE'RE MOVING TUE 1994 CONVENTION TO MAYI The 1994 A.a :skaBarAjaociallon Annual Convention will be held on Thurs., rid., and Sat., May 5, 6, £ 7, 1994 he Hol Caplal CohIn Anchorge. The Aaska )udicidl Conference will also be held duff.tg this week In Anchorage. partmentof Public Safety, thus iving it more certain funding Status. Also in spring 1993, Cook Inlet Region, Inc. a Native profit making corporation,took the initial steps to establish a Native justice center. In addition, in April 1993, the joint stlate-federal Alaska Native Commission's Governance Task Force heard testimony thatstate and local governments throughout Alaska worked iformally, but fre- quently, with tribal courts and coun- cila toresolve disputesinvolving fami- lies and children and criminal and quasi-criminal matters, to supervise probationers, and to assist in law en- forcement What has changed during the past six years? Above all, local communi- ties have taken the initiative to create their own organizations to resolve dis- putes. In addition an increasing num- conlinaued on page 8 N 11 INSlDlE Elvis kidnapped Charlie Cole at the TYBA Book reviews Revenge In Fairbanks Columns... and more $2.00 VOLUME 18, NO.1 IOignftoas temper dignif as JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1994 Aioka Bar Assalcetle N s.Parosl Olin loe P.O. Box 100271 U.S. f P5.. Me1 permit No. 01 Anchorage, Alsaka O9 ! AM, herUle S ELI W NwFROM THEI BAR' Judicial retention elections are upcoming., page 3 Supreme Court poll results ......................... page 16

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