Take Action! Written Comments to Both NPRMs in HHS’s Child Welfare Package are Due

Take Action! Written Comments to Both NPRMs in HHS’s Child Welfare Package are Due

Help us take a stand for Native children by voicing the importance of keeping them safe, healthy, and connected to their families, communities, and cultures. Join us in submitting comments on two important Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) impacting Native children, youth, and families. Comments can be filed online and are due by Monday, November 27.

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NICWA News Fall 2023

NICWA News Fall 2023

NICWA News is the quarterly newsletter for NICWA members and donors. Email membership@nicwa.org to for questions about membership. For reprint requests, additional copies, or other information, contact us at info@nicwa.org.

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Kinship Services in Tribal Child Welfare Policy Toolkit

Kinship Services in Tribal Child Welfare Policy Toolkit

The Kinship Services in Child Welfare Policy Toolkit, Policy Issues Overview and Guidance for Policy Language, examines issues for consideration in policies and procedures with trauma-informed policy guidance to support the development of tribally specific child welfare policy.

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Take Action! Written Comments to Both NPRMs in HHS’s Child Welfare Package are Due

Take Action: Provide Input on ICWA

The Department of the Interior (DOI), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Justice (DOJ) invite tribal leaders to in-person and virtual tribal consultations on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and federal agencies’ roles in promoting federal protections for Native children and families.

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Positive Indian Parenting 4th Edition

Positive Indian Parenting 4th Edition

Learn more about the exciting updates in our newest edition of our most popular curriculum, Positive Indian Parenting. For over 30 years, passionate, experienced, and committed NICWA trainers have traveled the country providing instruction to frontline workers to help the families in their own communities using a culturally-specific approach rooted in tradition.

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NICWA News Fall 2023

NICWA News Summer 2023

NICWA News is the quarterly newsletter for NICWA members and donors. Email membership@nicwa.org to for questions about membership. For reprint requests, additional copies, or other information, contact us at info@nicwa.org.

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NICWA and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Partner to Relentlessly Advocate for the Needs of Native Children and Their Families

In a major win for Native families, Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of ICWA

Today’s decision is a massive victory for Native children, Native families, and the future of Native peoples. The Court’s decision affirmed that the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) is constitutional, puts the best interests of Native kids first, and is grounded in tribal sovereignty. This ruling respects the work that Tribal Nations have done for millennia to ensure Native kids stay connected to their families, communities, and cultures whenever possible.

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