In 1967 I had a young native defendant confide to me en-route to the State Jail in Fairbanks. "white mans law is too tough for us Natives" then he laughed and told me jokes all the way to booking. That was long ago humor, and I have had the pleasure of working with fine Alaskan Native police officers and Troopers. Old time Native law was also pretty thorough, and a strong Chief and Council usually came to  very fair and rational decisions. Hope that young man had a long and prosperous life, all he did was beat up his aging father.