Nadja Jones (Comanche/Onondaga)
Senior Community Development Specialist
(503) 222-4044, ext. 146
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Nadja Jones (Comanche/Onondaga) has been in the field of Indian child welfare as a direct service provider and a supervisor of an urban Indian family services program throughout her professional career. She advocates for culturally competent services for Indian families, supports tribal sovereignty, and is the parent of a special needs child. She is currently a senior community development specialist for the National Indian Child Welfare Association. She is a NICWA trainer for the NICWA curricula: Positive Indian Parenting, Cultural Competency in Human Service Settings, Cross-Cultural Skills for the Non-Indian, and Grassroots Prevention for Child Abuse and Neglect in Indian Communities.