Zero Tolerance

Recently, one of our Tribal employees received threatening messages from a tribal member via a social media account. The Native Village of Paimiut (NVP) Traditional Council will not condone or accept harassment from anyone toward Traditional Council members, NVP employees or tribal members. Especially when they are thinly veiled threats of violence.

Authorities were notified and will be notified during any instance where harm is implied or outright threatened. We take the safety and security of our Traditional Council and our Tribal Employees very seriously. Many agencies were notified of this person’s actions including the building owners, law enforcement and the State of Alaska Judicial System. Threating violence toward another person is a serious offense and is classified as harassment and is a Class B Misdemeanor. Per Alaska Statute Sec. 11.61.120. Harassment in the second degree.
 (a) A person commits the crime of harassment in the second degree if, with intent to harass or annoy another person, that person
 (4) makes an anonymous or obscene telephone call, an obscene electronic communication, or a telephone call or electronic communication that threatens physical injury or sexual contact;

Tribal members may not always like or agree with our Traditional Council or may not always like or agree with our Tribal Employees. You don’t have to. We are working in the best interests of the tribe and will continue to do so. But, just because you don’t agree with who is on the Traditional Council or who is working for the Village does not mean you have permission or should feel entitled to harass or threaten them. Any unsolicited contact: emails, social media messages, text messages or phone calls will be logged, shared with Traditional Council and reported to the authorities if deemed appropriate.
As we continue writing our ordinances and statutes for

the Native Village of Paimiut Traditional Tribal Court, we will have a zero-tolerance attitude and policies toward the continued safety and security of all Native Village of Paimiut Traditional Council Members, NVP Tribal Employees and the Native Village of Paimiut Tribal Members. The Tribal Court, in cooperation with the local, state and federal authorities, will uphold any laws or statutes that will protect Our Tribe, Our People and the people who we work to serve.
Continued harassment will necessitate blocking that person from email, phones, personal and tribal social media, and depending on the gravity of the seriousness of the threats issued, be banished from the tribe-with a process outlined in the tribal court judicial codes and ordinances. Banishment is only to be carried out in the most extreme cases by the Traditional Council, but will be considered. Banishment permanently revokes tribal enrollment as well as any services or benefits to being enrolled as a Native Village of Paimiut Tribal Member.
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