Peacemaking Circles: From Crime to Community

African American agreement anger balance bring build Carcross/Tagish First Nation ceremonies Circle dialogue Circle gathering Circle openings Circle participants Circle process Circle space Circle’s Circles dealing Circles help Circles invite commitment community Circle community justice committee community members conflicts connect connectedness consensus Consensus decision-making core values courage court create criminal justice dealing with crime develop Elders emotions equal everyone’s example experience explore expressed feather feel focus forgiveness guidelines happened harm healing hearts holistic honor inner involved issues jail justice professionals justice system keepers listening lives Marcel Jacob means Medicine Wheel move munity nity ourselves outcome pain peacemaking Circles person phase police principles relationships respect respond to crime restorative justice riences Roca role Rose Wilson round sense sentencing Circle shift situation someone speak spiritual stories support group talking piece they’re things tion trust understand we’re what’s young Yukon