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Protect Native Families - Take Action | American Civil Liberties Union

The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), passed by Congress in 1978, established basic requirements to protect Native American children from removal from their ...

Indian Child Welfare Act - | Indian Affairs

ICWA provides guidance to States regarding the handling of child abuse and neglect and adoption cases involving Native children and sets minimum standards.

About ICWA - NICWA

The intent of Congress under ICWA was to “protect the best interests of Indian children and to promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and families” ...

Standing Strong for Native Families – A website from the Native ...

The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) is a federal law enacted in 1978 to protect the well-being and best interests of Indian children and families. It upholds ...

Indian Child Welfare Act

ICWA was enacted in response to historically disproportionate removal practices targeting AI/AN families. It is one of the key components in protecting the ...

“Keep Our Families Together”: A Law That Protects Native Families ...

The Indian Child Welfare Act is important because it keeps people like myself connected to our cultural roots, our family lineage, and our ...

“Much more can be done to protect Native families”: Expanding tribal ...

We evaluate how the separation of Native children from their families could be reduced through policies that enhance the relative authority and capacity of ...

Report Native American Children and Child Welfare Laws

About the Indian Child Welfare Act. The ICWA is intended to protect the best interests of Indian children in the child welfare system, preserve tribal culture ...

Indian Child Welfare Act - Association on American Indian Affairs

Together, we work to serve and support Native children, youth, and families through upholding ICWA. The Campaign works to inform policy, legal, and ...

ICWA History and Purpose - dphhs

ICWA was enacted to protect the best interests of Indian children and to promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and families. It established ...

Protect Our Indian Children | First Nations Development Institute

The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 recognizes the important role family plays in the health and well-being of Native children, and it was created at a time in ...

In the Long Fight to Protect Native American Families, a Law Stands ...

A recent Supreme Court ruling affirms the rights of Native families and tribes, giving them preference in adoption and foster care placement.

The Supreme Court Upholds Law Protecting Native American Children

The Supreme Court upheld a law that gives Native American families priority in adoptions and foster care placements of tribal children, ...

Protecting the Indian Child Welfare Act at the State Level

Congress passed ICWA in 1978 to address the nationwide crisis of state child welfare agencies tearing Native children from their families and ...

Indian Child Welfare Act - Association on American Indian Affairs

ICWA was designed to protect the Indian child and family. OUR CURRENT WORK. The Brackeen v. Haaland case, briefs, and media statements.

About - NICWA

Together, our partners, board, and staff work to protect Native children and keep them connected to their family, community, and culture. Our Vision: Every ...

Indian Child Welfare Act is needed to protect Native American ...

ICWA assures that a Native American child's extended families and other qualified members of their tribe have an opportunity to care for a child ...

A Supreme Court Decision Keeps Children in Their Communities

The Indian Child Welfare Act (usually shortened to “ICWA”) protects Native children from being separated from their families and from the ...

Transcript: In the Long Fight to Protect Native American Families, a ...

... In the Long Fight to Protect Native American Families, a Law Stands Guard ... Families, a Law Stands Guard. by andrew July 7, 2023 January 26, 2024 ...

Native Families' Right to Stay Together is at Stake at the Supreme ...

The Indian Child Welfare Act — a law that protects Native children from forced removal from their families, tribes, and culture — is currently ...