In social work, our focus is often on “helping” youth. However, our practice experience is filled with examples of how “helping” can silence youth voice, albeit with the best intentions. The value, power, and importance of youth voice cannot be understated. The lack...
Provides suggestions for child welfare systems to recruit families for Native American children in foster care. This tip sheet highlights the importance of effective recruitment strategies as a way to support efforts to comply with the Indian Child Welfare Act and...
This is a template to help you create a Code of Judicial Conduct for your tribal court. This project has been initiated on behalf of the National Judicial College (NJC) and the National Tribal Judicial Center (NTJC). The project has used many sources to incorporate...
Presents findings from the 2013 Survey of Jails in Indian Country, an enumeration of 79 jails, confinement facilities, detention centers, and other correctional facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. This report examines the trends...
Resource guide and workbook for drafting new or amended tribal laws on crimes against children Resource Link: A Victim-Centered Approach to Crimes Against American Indian & Alaska Native Children: Resource Guide and Workbook for Drafting New or Amended Tribal Laws...
This DVD and companion facilitator’s guide provide guidance on how to successfully prosecute in federal court domestic violence offenders who commit crimes in Indian Country. The video incorporates case studies of actual prosecutions, while the guide...
Nearly all of the states with Title IV-E demonstrations have started or expanded the use of evidence-based practices — with 46 evidence-based interventions being implemented — but according to this study, there is a lack of cost-benefit analyses of those...
TO: State, Territorial and Tribal Agencies Administering or Supervising the Administration of the Foster Care, Adoption Assistance and Guardianship Assistance programs under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations and Tribal...
Understanding the mind body spirit connection, using its power and accessing its’ benefits is the basis of holistic healing. The concept of mind body spirit has been rooted in the culture and traditions of Indigenous peoples for thousands of years and is central...
