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Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Code.

Section TCT.04.05 — Powers Of Peacemakers.

(a) Peacemakers appearing on the tribally approved roll shall have the same immunities as Tribal Court judges.

(b) Peacemakers shall have the power to:

(1) Mediate disputes among persons involved in the peacemaking process;

(2) Use Tribal religious or other traditional ways of mediation and community problem-solving;

(3) Instruct or counsel individuals on the traditional tribal teachings or values relevant to their problem or conduct;

(4) Encourage persons involved in a dispute, affected by it or in any way connected with it to meet to discuss the problem being worked on and to participate in all necessary peacemaking efforts;

(5) Use any reasonable means, in accordance with the Peacemaker Guiding Principles as stated in this ordinance, to obtain the peaceful, cooperative and voluntary resolution of a dispute subject to peacemaking. No force, violence or the violation of rights secured to individuals by the Stockbridge-Munsee Bill of Rights or Tribal law or custom will be permitted.