Section TCT.06.02 — Definitions

(a) "Authorizing Jurisdiction" means a jurisdiction which has established an agreement to authorize an Eligible Person to participate in the Healing to Wellness Court in lieu of or in addition to any sentence imposed in another matter as well as the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Court.

(b) "Community Member" means an individual who consents to tribal jurisdiction by living on the Reservation and has a close personal relationship with a tribal member such as a parent, child, spouse, or significant other.

(c) "Eligible Person" means Stockbridge-Munsee tribal members or Community Members who live in an Authorizing Jurisdiction.

(d) "Evidence-based Treatment" means treatments based on professional research and clinical expertise to achieve the best outcome for the individual.

(e) "Handbook" means a document with written policies and procedures for Participants in the Healing to Wellness Court.

(f) "Healing to Wellness Court" means the healing to wellness court with its program of healing, or SHAAXKOOXWEEWAAKAN, as established under this ordinance.

(g) "Participant" means an Eligible Person that is under the jurisdiction of the Healing to Wellness Court, having been admitted to the Healing to Wellness Court and agreeing to comply with all policies, procedures, and requirements of the Healing to Wellness Court.

(h) "Reservation" means all tribal trust land and all lands owned by the Tribe in fee simple within the 1856 Reservation boundary.

(i) "Team" means the Healing to Wellness Court Team established under this ordinance.

(j) "Tribal Court" means the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Court system established under Chapter TCT.01 of the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Code.

(k) "Tribe" means the Stockbridge-Munsee Community.