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Customary Adoption at White Earth Nation

This Winter 2015 issue of CW360, a publication developed by the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work, highlights Culturally Responsive Child Welfare Practice. Anita Fineday wrote a piece on Customary...

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Childhood Trauma in Indian Country

This webinar “discusses the different kinds of traumas that American Indian and Alaska Native children are exposed to and the reactions that may evolve. Children are the recipients of exceptionally high levels of trauma and stress creating for many of these...

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The ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Study and American Indians and Alaska Native Children

This webinar “describes the findings from ACES conducted with American Indian and Alaska Native children. Research suggests that certain experiences are major risk.

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Study of Coordination of Tribal TANF and Child Welfare Services: Interim Findings Report

This report describes the midterm implementation experiences of 14 tribes and tribal organizations who received demonstration grants from the Office of Family

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Expressions of Culture in American Indian/Alaska Native Tribal Child Welfare Work: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis

Author’s Abstract: “This qualitative meta-synthesis of materials from three national projects that had examined more than 75 American Indian/Alaska Native child welfare programs sought to articulate how culture is expressed within tribal CPS work and...

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The Alaska Child Welfare Disproportionality Reduction Project: Strategies for Success

This documentary was completed during the second year of a four-year interagency collaboration project. The project was designed to significantly reduce the disproportionate placement of Alaska Native children in foster care through practice and decision-making...

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Pathway to Hope: Healing Child Sexual Abuse (Video Guidebook)

Author’s Abstract: “The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) announced the release of Pathway To Hope: Healing Child Sexual Abuse at the January 2008 Alaska Native Summit on Child Sexual Abuse which was held in Anchorage, Alaska. The video was developed...

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The Facts on Violence Against American Indian/Alaska Native Women

Author’s Abstract: “American Indian women living on Indian reservations experience unique challenges that intensify the epidemic of violence against them. Accurate statistical data quantifying incidences of violence against women on reservations, or...

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Relocation Revisited: Sex Trafficking of Native Women in the United States

Author’s Abstract: “The Trafficking Victim Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) signaled a comprehensive campaign by the united States (US) government to address the scourge of human trafficking in the US and abroad. The US rhetoric about sex trafficking suggests...

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