Collaborative & Effective Evaluation in Tribal Communities: The Roles and Voices of Key Stakeholders

In this video, Dolores Subia Bigfoot, Francine Eddy Jones, and Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell describe the roles of key stakeholders, including program directors, staff, and Tribal evaluators and evaluation partners, in creating a new narrative for evaluation in Tribal...

A Roadmap for Collaborative and Effective Evaluation in Tribal Communities

This doccument is the result of a Child Welfare Research & Evaluation Tribal Workgroup, convened by the Children’s Bureau. The overaching goal of the Roadmap is to create a shared vision for the future of tribal child welfare evaluation and identify mutual...

Supporting Native Children: A Guide for CASA/GAL Advocacy in State Courts

This guide was created to assist CASA and GAL volunteers that may be representing a Native American child, yet lack tribal affiliation or familiarity with Tribal Nations.

Title IV-E: Helping Tribes Meet the Legal Requirements

This working paper, developed through the Indian Child Welfare Community of Practice, provides a comprehensive overview of the legal requirements in Title IV-E and the many elements that must be included in tribal codes, regulations and/or written policies. Tribes can...

Decision: Is a Direct Title IV-E Program Right for Our Tribe?

This one page document developed by the Children’s Bureau outlines a series of suggested steps Tribes considering title IV-E may want to take when deciding if IV-E is right for them.