An Interview with Judge Rebekka Stumme Featuring Guest Host Sheldon Spotted Elk

Guest: Judge Rebekka Stumme Guest Host: Sheldon Spotted Elk (Northern Cheyenne) This podcast episode features Judge Rebekka Stumme of the Carlton County Courthouse Sixth Judicial District of Minnesota and is facilitated by guest host Sheldon Spotted Elk, Senior Director of Judicial and National Engagement at Casey Family Programs. Judge Stumme has served on the bench for five years and presides over two ICWA court dockets. In this episode, Judge Stumme explores her professional background in Indian Child Welfare courts, crediting her early experience to her mentor, the late Judge Sally Tarnowski. She shares the physical attributes of the courtroom over which she presides that serves Native families in juvenile, criminal, and drug treatment proceedings and how courtroom spaces can pay respect to Native cultures. Further, she recounts the first steps and early engagement with community partners that led to the eventual establishment of the ICWA court. This episode includes successes, as well as challenges, and lessons learned along the way and explores post-COVID changes to court proceedings. The Children's Bureau, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, funds the Capacity Building Center for Tribes. The contents of this podcast episode and the resources herein do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Children's Bureau. Full Transcript: http://tribalinformationexchange.org/files/products/centerfortribespodcasttranscriptjudgestumme.docx