For Families & Service Providers

Apr 18, 2017

For Families and Service Providers NICWA works to provide the best possible information and resources to families, child welfare workers, agencies, tribes, and tribal organizations seeking to provide support and care to Native children and families. We encourage...

Tribal Child Welfare Worker Certification

Nov 14, 2016

Tribal Child Welfare Worker Certification Please note: At this time new certification applications are not currently being considered. If you are interested in being notified about updates to the program, please email lauren@nicwa.org.  For more about our our online...

Technical Assistance & Consultation

Nov 14, 2016

Technical Assistance and Consultation NICWA provides technical assistance (TA) in systems development and improvement for American Indian/Alaska Native child welfare and children’s mental health services. We emphasize empowering tribal programs and increasing their...

Protect ICWA Campaign Applauds Legal Filing by Large Coalition of Tribal Nations and Native Organizations Defending the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

Dec 13, 2019 | Latest News

(PORTLAND, Ore. December 13, 2019) — Today, 486 federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and 59 Native organizations filed an amicus brief to the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals defending the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act...

NICWA Awarded $700,000 Grant to Evaluate Positive Indian Parenting Curriculum

Sep 15, 2020 | Latest News

(PORTLAND, Ore. September 15, 2020)—The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) heartily thanks the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) for their generous grant of $700,000 over three years to support a pilot evaluation study of Positive Indian Parenting...