Meadow Lake Tribal Council - Over 25 Years Creating Health, Community Wealth and Good Governance.

Programs & Services: Justice

The Meadow Lake Tribal Council Justice Program coordinates and manages the support services offered to the Justice Programs of the Meadow Lake First Nations.  The program activities include crime prevention and justice awareness initiatives, Alternative Measures/Extra Judicial Sanctions Program, meetings with justice related organizations, and the coordination of the community-based justice programs.      The Meadow Lake First Nations/Meadow Lake Tribal Council Justice Program consists of the Justice Program Director, the Dene Justice Coordinator and eight Meadow Lake First Nations Justice Workers.  The community of Island Lake First Nation has their Justice Program coordinated by the Meadow Lake Tribal Council Justice Program.      The success of the Meadow Lake Tribal Council Justice Program is attributed to the variety of resources that support the initiatives of the Justice Program. These organizations include the Meadow Lake Tribal Council Governance Commission, the Meadow Lake First Nations, the Community Justice Committees, Saskatchewan Justice, the Aboriginal Justice Strategy of Justice Canada, the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations.  Through a network of combined resources and partnerships, the Meadow Lake First Nations/Meadow Lake Tribal Council Justice Program continues to make significant progress in delivering awareness of First Nations justice issues.