{"id":229084,"date":"2025-09-18T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T05:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=229084"},"modified":"2025-09-18T10:35:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T15:35:24","slug":"native-america-calling-tribes-look-to-modernize-the-traditional-practice-of-banishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/18\/native-america-calling-tribes-look-to-modernize-the-traditional-practice-of-banishment\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Tribes look to modernize the traditional practice of banishment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, September 18, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"> Tribes look to modernize the traditional practice of banishment<\/div>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gilariver.org\/\">Gila River Indian Community<\/a> in Arizona is considering a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gilariver\/photos\/the-banishment-ordinance-survey-will-officially-close-in-one-week-gric-community\/1212638500900554\/\">new law to banish tribal members convicted of violent crimes<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgilariver%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0mcvuqyMZ6ceGtXQavdYioby8SsjGeGhvTHFAhzfGdSGoF8RMy872aw4M8VAXL8jQl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"690\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nOver in New York, a bill [<a href=<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/legislation\/bills\/2025\/S8127\">S8127<\/a>] awaiting a signature from the state governor   aims to strengthen the ability of the <a href=https:\/\/sni.org\/>Seneca Nation<\/a> ability to enforce tribal laws, which includes removing people convicted of drug trafficking and other crimes. Those are among efforts by tribes to formalize the traditional practice of banishment as tool to combat crime. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBut such efforts sometimes conflict with modern legal systems. In Alaska, the Native Village of Togiak faces a <a href=https:\/\/www.narf.org\/nill\/bulletins\/federal\/documents\/oertwich_v_togiak.html>legal challenge<\/a> after tribal members forced a <a href=\"https:\/\/alaskapublic.org\/news\/2016-04-13\/togiak-tribe-banishes-dillingham-man-for-10-years\">man suspected of illicit alcohol sales<\/a> onto an airplane to another city. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune into Native America Calling get insights from tribal leaders and Native legal experts on how banishment fits in with modern justice.\r\n <P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/18\/native-america-calling-tribes-look-to-modernize-the-traditional-practice-of-banishment\/togiakalaska\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-229118\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-attachment-id=\"229118\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/18\/native-america-calling-tribes-look-to-modernize-the-traditional-practice-of-banishment\/togiakalaska\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18\/togiakalaska.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Togiak, Alaska\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Togiak, Alaska&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Togiak, Alaska, is home to the Traditional Village of Togiak, a federally recognized tribe. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Operation_Santa_Claus_(Togiak)_161115-Z-NW557-275_(30907252312).jpg&gt;176th Wing Alaska Air National Guard&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18\/togiakalaska.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18\/togiakalaska.jpg\" alt=\"Togiak, Alaska\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-229118\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Togiak, Alaska, is home to the Traditional Village of Togiak, a federally recognized tribe. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Operation_Santa_Claus_(Togiak)_161115-Z-NW557-275_(30907252312).jpg>176th Wing Alaska Air National Guard<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/jepson.richmond.edu\/faculty\/bios\/dwilkins\/\">David E. Wilkins<\/a> (Lumbee), professor at the University of Richmond in Virginia\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.law.umich.edu\/faculty-and-scholarship\/our-faculty\/matthew-lm-fletcher\">Matthew Fletcher<\/a> (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians), law professor at the University of Michigan Law School and author of the <a href=\"https:\/\/turtletalk.blog\/\">\u201cTurtle Talk\u201d blog<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nJ.C. Seneca (Seneca), president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sni.org\/\">Seneca Nation<\/a>, headquartered in New York\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nAnecia Kritz (Yup\u2019ik), president of Togiak Traditional Council in Alaska\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nAlex Cleghorn (Tangirnaq Native Village), chief operating officer for the <a href=\"https:\/\/anjc.org\/\">Alaska Native Justice Center<\/a> and <a href=https:\/\/www.woodyisland.com\/team\/>council member<\/a> for the Tangirnaq Native Village in Alaska\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tune into Native America Calling to get insights from tribal leaders and legal experts on how banishment fits in with modern justice.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":229118,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13,1,14],"tags":[78,79,6770,6769,42,6768,101,3132,570,66,5941,397,538,243,133,34,134,540,220,164],"class_list":["post-229084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-law","category-national","category-politics","tag-alaska","tag-alaska-native","tag-alex-cheghorn","tag-anecia-kritz","tag-arizona","tag-banishment","tag-crime","tag-david-wilkins","tag-drugs","tag-gila-river","tag-jc-seneca","tag-jurisdiction","tag-matthew-fletcher","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-new-york","tag-radio","tag-seneca","tag-sovereignty","tag-transportation","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-XAU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18\/togiakalaska.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229084"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":229193,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229084\/revisions\/229193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}