ICWA and the Future of Native American Child Welfare

US supreme court upholds protections for Native American children

The decision preserves the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), a 1978 law that has helped stabilize Native American families and uphold tribal ...

The Supreme Court and the Indian Child Welfare Act - Teen Vogue

... Child Welfare Act that could change the future of Indigenous rights and tribal sovereignty ... "When [Native Americans] hear ICWA is being ...

Native American foster families, how does the Indian child welfare ...

As an attorney who practices dependency law in an area with a great deal of tribal contact, the ICWA plays a significant role in trying to ...

Supreme Court will consider future of Indian Child Welfare Act

“ICWA is based on a simple idea: When Indian children can stay with their families and communities, Tribes and children alike are better off,” ...

The Indian Child Welfare Act: Myths and Mistaken Application

volves an American-Indian child, the ICWA applies.9 Tribes have a right to ... The Indian Child Welfare Act is meant to protect the future of. American ...

Protecting Children, Families, and Tribes: The Importance of ICWA

More broadly, this is a step backward for child welfare as ICWA provides a gold standard and blueprint for better serving families. A long ...

How tribal placements benefit Native foster children's health

Preserving ICWA, however, protects the critical familial and tribal support networks” that American Indian and Alaska Native “children need to ...

Indian Child Welfare Act Preservation is a Victory for Tribal ...

ICWA is essential to making sure that never happens again. We know Native children are safest and happiest when they can grow up within their ...

NUIFC Newsletter // Fighting For Our Rights

On June 15th, the Supreme Court released a landmark ruling regarding the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), determining that Native American ...

The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and Adoption

The national Indian Child Welfare Act also protects Native American ... future generations at a time when tribe numbers and membership were declining dramatically ...

Indian Child Welfare Act would protect future generations, advocates ...

Federal ICWA protections could be weakened if the U.S. Supreme Court rules against Native American families and tribal nations in the ongoing ...

Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) | Native American Legal ... - Fiveable

ICWA set rules to keep Native children connected to their cultures and communities. ICWA gave tribes more power in child welfare cases and set ...

The Brutal Past and Uncertain Future of Native Adoptions

Stearns believes the Supreme Court's ruling on the Indian Child Welfare Act will reverberate across America's tribal communities. It is no ...

At 45, Indian Child Welfare Act sets standard for kinship care

This year marks 45 years since the passage of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act. The law which was upheld earlier this year by the U.S. ...

Tribal Child Welfare Systems and Self-Determination

In 1978, as it considered the Indian Child Welfare Act, Congress and the country learned about the grave disruption to Native communities from ...

U.S. Supreme Court upholds Indian Child Welfare Act in 7-2 decision

The Brackeens challenged ICWA after a long legal battle with the Navajo Nation to adopt a Native child. The couple eventually adopted the child ...

Improving Compliance through State-Tribal Coordination

The Indian Child Welfare Act of 19781 (ICWA) remains the most comprehensive piece of federal legislation protecting the rights of Native American children and ...

Supreme Court Upholds Indian Child Welfare Act - Klamath Tribes

One thing is certain: ICWA is crucial for the safety and well-being of Native children and families and the future of Native peoples and Tribal ...

The Case of ICWA, Native Adoption & Tribal Sovereignty

UPDATE: On Thursday, June 15, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. ... And now, the future of ICWA and tribal sovereignty ...

The Indian Child Welfare Act in Context: Legislating Native Child ...

In the United States, the ICWA is a federal law passed in 1978 that gives Native American tribes jurisdiction over children on their ...