Anvik tribal courts given more jurisdiction in lower level cases

Gavel stock image courtesy of Getty ImagesThe state of Alaska and the Anvik Tribe have signed an historic justice agreement.  The government to government pact provides a template for tribal courts to administer restorative sentences in certain lower level cases, as an alternative to the state criminal justice system.
The western interior Anvik tribe is the first of several across the state expected to sign on to the justice agreement with the state.  It allows willing offenders, both