This article from the Yale Journal of Law and Feminism, examines the standards of ICWA in relation to the rate at which domestic violence survivors lose custody of their children. Abstract: “After the forced separation of Indian families, Congress passed the...
ICWA-Related documents Adoption Hearing Checklist (Alaska Tribes) Child in Need of Aid Acronyms (Alaska Tribes) Disposition Report Template and Instructions (Alaska Tribes) Full Faith and Credit Petition Sample (Alaska Tribes) Grounds for a Child in Need of...
Voluntary Agreements Voluntary Agreements Voluntary Family Services Agreement (Osage Nation) – A form to document services and suggested steps while receiving voluntary services. Voluntary Foster Care Placement Agreement (Osage Nation) – An agreement to...
This episode from the Child Welfare Information Gateway features Kimee Wind-Hummingbird and Alan Rabideau with the National Native Children’s Trauma Center and focuses on ICWA and historical/intergenerational trauma and offers guidance to state workers when...
“This report presents the findings of a federally funded case study that examined prenatal alcohol and other exposures in child welfare, including in Tribal child welfare systems. For the study, multiple listening sessions were held with diverse Tribal...
This guide from NICWA is part of their Tribal Leadership Series. “This document is meant to be guide for tribal leaders on the basic requirements of ICWA, why ICWAadvocacy is important today, different elements of ICWA advocacy, and tools and strategies to...
This guide from NICWA is part of their Tribal Leadership Series and provides information for tribal leaders on funding their child welfare services in a way that aligns with their community values.
This resource from the National Native Children’s Trauma Center shares results from various Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) studies.
“This article begins with an exploration of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their impacts on the general population. We then examine research on ACEs specific to the AI/AN population. We end by describing strategies to strengthen protective factors that...
