NICWA News | Winter 2020
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Latest Child and Family Policy Update
Topics are included below: ICWA Supporters File Briefs in Rehearing of Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision House and Senate Approve Spending Bill with New Funding for Tribal Child Welfare Services House Committee Passes Bill Reauthorizing Tribal Grant Programs Addressing Child Abuse and Neglect and Family Violence Prevention Houses Passes Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment
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Where We’ve Been
Read about our recent travels to the Gathering Wisdom conference and our community engagement work with First Nations communities here.
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Where We’ve Been
Read about our recent work at the Oregon Tribal-State ICWA Conference and learn about why ICWA advocacy is important today here.
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Where We’ve Been
Read about our recent travels to Australia and the takeaways we had for educators serving Indigenous children and families at the 2019 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Conference here.
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Latest Child and Family Policy Update
Topics are included below: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Overturns Lower Federal Court Decision: Rules That ICWA is Constitutional Administration for Children and Families Releases Guidance on Family First Prevention Services Act House and Senate Approve Continuing Resolution to Fund the Federal Government Opponents of ICWA Continue to Mount Challenges to ICWA in Federal Courts
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Where We’ve Been
NICWA provides technical assistance to tribal Systems of Care grantees that represent a diverse cross-section of tribal communities, urban Indian organizations, and tribal-state partnerships. Read about our latest technical assistance site visit on Montana’s Hi-Line.
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NICWA News | Summer/Fall 2019
Click here to read the newest edition of our quarterly newsletter, NICWA News. Click the bottom hand corner icon to read in full screen. For reprint requests or additional copies, contact us at info@nicwa.org.
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NICWA provides trainings like the Qualified Expert Witness (QEW) training which focuses on the preparation to provide testimony in Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) cases as well as the practice issues involved. Read about what it means to be a Qualified Expert Witness and our latest QEW training in Portland, Oregon.
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Comments Regarding AFCARS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (RIN 0970–AC72)
Here are comments of the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on April 19, 2019, in the Federal Register (RIN 0970-AC72). Our comments will focus on the impacts of the NPRM for AI/AN children and families. Read the full document here.
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Latest Policy Update
Latest Child and Family Policy Update Check out our latest update. Topics are included below: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Hears Oral Arguments in ICWA Case ACF Considering Elimination of over 90% of Native Children’s Data Elements in AFCARS GAO Conducting Listening Session at NICWA Annual Conference Regarding Juvenile Justice Issues Administration for Children and
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NICWA News | Spring 2019
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