Jan 10, 2024 | Latest News
Bridging Systems for Kinship Families Tribal Program Application Overview The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is a proud partner of the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network (Network). The Network is the nation’s first federally funded...
Jan 5, 2024 | Latest News
How Relative Caregivers Can Advocate for Relative Native Children in State Child Welfare Agency Custody Extended family members and close family friends, sometimes in a fictive kin role, are important resources to families encountering the child welfare system due to...
Nov 20, 2023 | Latest News
This Native American Heritage Month marks 45 years since President Jimmy Carter signed the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) into law. The 1978 landmark legislation addressed significant rates—25%–35%—of Native children removed from their homes, with 85% of Native...
Nov 3, 2023 | Latest News
Uniform Law Commission Considers Uniform State ICWA Law The Uniform Law Commission (ULC), a national organization that develops and advocates for uniform state laws, formed a Study Committee in the summer of 2022 to examine the need for a uniform Indian Child Welfare...
Nov 3, 2023 | Latest News
Quarterly Newsletter 2023 Fall NICWA News “Activating Change in Tribal Child Welfare” 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. Open PDF A...
Sep 21, 2023 | Latest News
While kinship care is a relatively new and evolving area of practice in contemporary child welfare, family caring for family has historically been the foundation of child safety in Indigenous communities. When children cannot be safely raised by their parents either...
