The same as it is in the Bedouin Way of the desert in the Middle East, it was in Native villages since time immemorial. Banishment was the ultimate punishment. The Bedouin said to be banished meant the sun was the punisher and the banished would eventually meet their death in the desert. And so it was in the days of the Alaska tribal ancients that the banished would meet their death on the ice and in the wilderness. Banishment meant death and the last resort. But new customs have complicated this practice. This ancient way is at odds with the Rule of Law. Yet while it is embraced as a tribal custom, it raises new questions that heretofore had not been entertained. It is what it is and sorting it out will not be an easy task. Bottom line, drug dealers are not welcome in Native villages and waiting for due process to begin and end may cost the lives of sons, daughters, aunts, uncles, dads, moms, and children. Therefore, banishment is remains the last resort.