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Judge David Voluck is an attorney in Sitka, Alaska, and in 2008 was appointed chief judge of the Sitka Tribal Court. He also serves as magistrate judge for the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes and is presiding judge pro tem for the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island tribal government. He is introduced here by Dr. Ryan Fortson of the UAA Justice Center. In this podcast Judge Voluck presents a context for tribal courts and Native law, outlines the development of Indian law in the United States, and discusses tribal sovereignty and the role of tribal courts in Alaska. This presentation was recorded on Monday, November 18th, 2013 at the University of Alaska Anchorage/Alaska Pacific University Consortium Library on the UAA campus.
Publication Date
11-18-2013
Keywords
Alaska Natives, bush justice, courts, Indian law, podcast, rural justice, tribal courts, self-governance & sovereignty
Recommended Citation
Voluck, David A., "The Resurgence of Tribal Courts: A Tribal Judge's Perspective" (2013). Podcasts. 3.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_justice_podcasts/3
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/11122/10864