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 […]

(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