This document describes the Houlton Band’s process of developing a tribal state agreement. Highlighting the history of genocide on the Maliseet in Maine and the state’s history of ignoring ICWA legislation, the article briefly describes how the state and...
Since the passage of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in 1978, there has been increasing movement to enhance state policy to support ICWA and address several of the challenges to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children’s well-being. The efforts that have...
Children’s Services Practice Notes is a publication for child welfare workers produced four times a year by the North Carolina Division of Social Services and the Family and Children’s Resource Program, part of the Jordan Institute for Families and the School of...
Discusses services for Native American children in foster care. Intended for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs), this newsletter addresses the prevalence of Native American children in foster care, provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act, CASA Tribal...
This article highlights presentations by a Tribal-State Child Welfare panel at the Association of Village Council Presidents 51st Annual Convention. Panelists represented local, regional and state organizations and provided suggestions on how to keep children in their...
