Resource Library

This library contains over 200 articles and resources relevant to tribal child welfare, gathered from a wide variety of sources. It also includes all of the products developed by the Capacity Building Center for Tribes that you see featured on this website. We hope you find what you need!

Materials here not created by the Capacity Building Center for Tribes are for reference and not necessarily endorsed by the Children’s Bureau.

Leadership and Communicationsin Indian Country

“This four page report outlines the key findings from interviews with 5 tribal leaders and tribal communications officers across the country. The conversations focused on exploring how communications helps in their daily work, how the communications playing...

Working Together for Our Common Benefit

“On November 14, 2012, 45 people gathered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the NCAI’s Annual Convention to participate in the pre-session: “Native Organizations; Working Together for Our Common Benefit.” This twelve page report outlines the key...

ICWA Baseline Measures REPORT

“The ICWA Baseline Measures Project is an effort to build Court Improvement Programs (CIPs) capacity to better measure ICWA application in state court practice. The purpose of the ICWA Baseline Measures Project (ICWA BMP) is to build the capacity of CIPs to...

Tribal-State Court forums: An Annotated Director

“This directory includes a detailed listing of the 13 currently operational Tribal -State Court forums around the nation. These forums provide unique collaboration opportunities across jurisdictions and have led to such positive outcomes as: agreements on the...

Tribal-State Court Forums Policy Brief

“This brief provides a summary overview of Tribal-State Court Forums and includes a chart that provides an overview of key features of forums, such as membership attributes, information about authorizing documents and key accomplishments.”