{"id":19302,"date":"2020-09-10T09:10:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T13:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=19302"},"modified":"2020-09-10T09:25:13","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T13:25:13","slug":"restorative-justice-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=19302","title":{"rendered":"Restorative Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/da64vJ5mGto\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Healing Process<\/strong><br>Thursday, \u202fSeptember 10, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>When human beings admit to one another \u201cthe exact nature of our wrongs,\u201d as the Twelve Steps recommend, we invariably have a human and humanizing encounter that deeply enriches both sides. It is no longer an exercise to achieve moral purity, or regain God\u2019s love, but in fact a direct encounter with God\u2019s love. It is not about punishing one side but liberating both sides. Robert Yazzie, Chief Justice Emeritus of the Navajo Nation, speaks from his Din\u00e9 tradition about \u201ctalking out the problem\u201d as a necessary step towards healing justice.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people seem to be turning away from law as coercion and are looking to restorative and reparative principles.&nbsp;<em>Restorative<\/em>&nbsp;is defined as \u201cthe process for renewing damaged personal and community relationships.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Reparative<\/em>&nbsp;is defined as \u201cthe process of making things right for those affected by an offender\u2019s behavior.\u201d In other words,&nbsp;<em>how<\/em>&nbsp;can we help victims? We use only one word for both ideas: peacemaking. The Navajo term is&nbsp;<em>Hozhooji Naat\u2019aanii. . . .<\/em>&nbsp;I will simply describe it as \u201ctalking things out in a good way.\u201d. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The procedure is fairly simple. Its elements are 1) prayer; 2) expressing feelings; 3) \u201cthe lecture\u201d; 4) discussion; 5) reconciliation; and 6) consensus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong><em>Prayer.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0A traditional prayer puts people in the right frame of mind for the talking out. . . .<br>\u00a0<\/li><li><strong><em>Expressing feelings.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0After prayer, everyone has a say about what happened. They also express how\u00a0<em>they<\/em>\u00a0<em>feel<\/em>\u00a0about what happened. . . . In peacemaking, you must know how I feel, and I must know how you feel. That is part of making or restoring a healthy relationship. . . .<br>\u00a0<\/li><li><strong><em>\u201cThe lecture.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0When the prayers have been said, when emotions have been expressed, and when people have told their stories, it is time for guidance from our naat\u2019aanii [peacemaker or Elder] . . . when the peacemaker does some teaching. . . . By offering guidance from our stories, traditions, and ceremonies and applying them to the situation, our peacemakers teach the law. . . .<br>\u00a0<\/li><li><strong><em>Discussion.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Who participates in the peacemaking? The parties themselves (who are the \u201cjudges\u201d), a leader and planner (naat\u2019aanii), and relatives. . . . The discussion phase also gets at the\u00a0<em>causes\u00a0<\/em>of problems. . . .<br>\u00a0<\/li><li><strong><em>Reconciliation.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0If you operate a \u201cwinner take all\u201d system of justice, expect ongoing problems. If you have a system that works toward reconciliation, you may resolve the conflicts that underlie ongoing problems. . . . Navajo justice is restorative justice. . . .<br>\u00a0<\/li><li><strong><em>Consensus.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Finally, based upon the prayer, venting, discussion, and knowledge of the traditional way of doing things, the people themselves usually reach a consensus about what to do. Planning is actually a central Navajo justice concept, and the people plan a very practical resolution to the problem. Today, we put it in writing, and the parties sign it. Consensus is what makes our justice and harmony ceremony\u2014peacemaking\u2014a healing process.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"286\" src=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-10-at-9.09.17-AM-500x286.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19303\" srcset=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-10-at-9.09.17-AM-500x286.png 500w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-10-at-9.09.17-AM-300x172.png 300w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-10-at-9.09.17-AM-768x439.png 768w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-10-at-9.09.17-AM.png 1892w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Healing ProcessThursday, \u202fSeptember 10, 2020 When human beings admit to one another \u201cthe exact nature of our wrongs,\u201d as the Twelve Steps recommend, we invariably have a human and humanizing encounter that deeply enriches both sides. 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