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HHS Needs to Improve the Consistency and Timeliness of Assistance to Tribes

Author abstract: “This report examines (1) obstacles facing tribes interested in directly operating a title IV-E program and (2) the assistance HHS has provided. GAO interviewed officials from 17 tribes, 11 of which were currently developing title IV-E programs....

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California ICWA Compliance Task Force Report to the Bureau of Children’s Justice

“This Report is the culmination of the Task Force effort thus far, but it is not the end of the effort. This Report is an essential first step, an attempt to examine the issues and frame solutions. As an epicenter of ICWA cases (with more ICWA appeals than any...

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Customary Adoption Resource List

In Indian Country, customary adoption is a traditional alternative to standard adoption practice and a more appropriate permanency placement for Native Children. Customary adoption allows children to be adopted without requiring termination of parental rights. This...

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Healthy Native Families: Preventing Violence At All Ages, 2nd Edition

This bulletin provides compiled data on domestic and sexual violence affecting Alaska Native people of all ages. It provides a comprehensive overview of life’s stages, sharing the consequences of violence and people that are affected along the way....

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Attorney General's Advisory Committee on American Indian and Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence: Ending Violence So Children Can Thrive (final report)

American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Task Force Advisory Committee consists of nonfederal experts in the area of AI/AN children exposed to violence and a federal working group that includes federal officials from key agencies involved in issues related to AI/AN...

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Tribal-State Relations (issue brief)

This brief is intended to help States, Tribes, and related jurisdictions find ways to work together more effectively to meet the goals of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).

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Coordination of Tribal TANF and Child Welfare Services: Early Implementation

This report describes the first year of activities of the 14 tribes and tribal organizations who in 2011 received demonstration grants from the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) for Coordination of Tribal TANF and Child Welfare Services to Tribal Families at Risk of...

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Tribal-State Court Collaboration Working Group Report

The Tribal Law and Policy Institute held a working-group meeting to gather information on tribal and state court collaborations. This report presents the findings from that meeting, with recommendations for training and technical assistance provisions as well as...

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A Survey and Analysis of Select Title IV-E Tribal-State Agreements

This survey and analysis summarizes State-Tribal Title IV-E intergovernmental agreements and the many ways tribes across the country have utilized these agreements to access funding to protect and support tribal children and families.

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