2022 Spring NICWA News
Quarterly Newsletter 2022 Spring NICWA News "Celebrating Those Who Serve Native Families" NICWA News is the quarterly newsletter for members and donors of the National Indian Child Welfare Association. Donate or become a member today to subscribe.For reprint...
Department of Interior Releases Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report
Department of Interior Releases Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report On May 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior released the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report. Supervised by Principal Deputy Assistant...
2022 Winter NICWA News
Quarterly Newsletter 2022 Winter NICWA News "Being of Service to Community" NICWA News is the quarterly newsletter for members and donors of the National Indian Child Welfare Association. Donate or become a member today to subscribe.For reprint requests, additional...
US Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to ICWA
Media Contactmedia@nicwa.org(Portland, Ore., February 28, 2022)—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will hear a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), a 44-year-old law which has long been considered the gold standard in child welfare policy....
2022 Policy Priorities
2022 Policy Priorities Each year the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) identifies policy priorities that will guide our efforts and focus our resources during the calendar year. These annual priorities are developed through input from our board, staff,...
Indian Country Leading the Way in Redesigning Child Welfare
Across the country, important conversations regarding systems change are taking place. There are many approaches and many different names for these child welfare system-change conversations. At NICWA, we call this systems-change work redesigning child welfare. As...
Amicus Briefs Filed to Uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act and Support Indian Children and Families in Brackeen v. Haaland (formerly Brackeen v. Bernhardt)
Media ContactSarah Kastelicskastelic@nicwa.org(Portland, Ore., October 12, 2021)—On Friday, 180 tribal nations and 35 Native organizations, 25 states and the District of Columbia, and Casey Family Programs and 10 child welfare and adoption organizations filed briefs...
NICWA Applauds Truth and Healing Commission Legislation
Media Contactmedia@nicwa.org(Portland, Ore., September 30, 2021)—The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) applauds Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Sharice Davids for introducing the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School...
NICWA News Summer Fall 2021
Read the newest edition of our quarterly newsletter, NICWA News.Click here to read the Spring issue alongside past NICWA News issues on Issuu. Click the bottom hand corner icon to read in full screen. For print requests or additional copies, contact us...
Protect ICWA Campaign Stands with Indian Children and Families in Brackeen v. Haaland (formerly Brackeen v. Bernhardt) Cert. Petitions
Media Contactmedia@nicwa.org (Portland, Ore., September 3, 2021)—Today, the United States, tribal defendants, and state and private plaintiffs filed petitions asking the United States Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Brackeen v....