(Portland, OR, November 21, 2017)—NICWA is excited to announce our partnership with The Collins Foundation for a 1-to-1 match of new or increased donations made on #GivingTuesday—November 28th! With a goal of $2,500, donations will help NICWA keep Native children connected to their family and culture. By defending this human right, NICWA protects children and […]
On May 23, 2017, the White House released its fiscal year 2018 budget for federal agencies. This was the more detailed version of the budget blueprint, or “skinny budget,” that was released in April of this year. As we reviewed the president’s budget, it was hard to understand how the list of budget cuts being
ICWA Personal Stories Video Project Launch (Portland, Oregon, December 19, 2016)—For 37 years the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) has been a critical protection for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children and their families who have often been mistreated and taken advantage of in state child welfare systems, many times by private adoption interests.
ICWA Defense Project praises critical step to enforce federal law (Portland, Oregon, December 12, 2016)—Today, the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) regulations on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) went into effect. These comprehensive, and now legally binding, regulations, published in the Federal Register on June 14, 2016, are the first of their kind since
Washington, DC – This week, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation awarded a generous grant to the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA), the National Indian Education Association (NIEA), and the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) to support a nationwide campaign to lift up and support Native youth. This initiative
(Portland, OR, June 9, 2015)— In response to yesterday’s announcement of new Indian Child Welfare Act regulations, National Indian Child Welfare Association Executive Director Dr. Sarah Kastelic issued the following statement: The historic step that the Bureau of Indian Affairs has taken with the announcement of these binding, enforceable Indian Child Welfare Act regulations is
