National Native organizations receive funding to pursue First Kids 1st: Every Native Child is Sacred initiative

Jul 23, 2016 | Latest News

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...

National Native Organizations Respond to Reply Briefs in Brackeen v. Bernhardt

Feb 20, 2019 | Press Release

(Portland, Ore., February 20, 2019)—In reply briefs filed yesterday with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case Brackeen v. Bernhardt, the United States and defendant tribal nations reaffirm the constitutionality of the Indian Child...

12.4.18-Joint Statement on the Fifth Circuit Granting the Motion to Stay the District Court’s Decision on the Indian Child Welfare Act—The Gold Standard Remains Applicable in All 50 States

Dec 4, 2018

Joint Statement on the Fifth Circuit Granting the Motion to Stay the District Court’s Decision on the Indian Child Welfare Act—The Gold Standard Remains Applicable in All 50 States (Portland, Ore., December 4, 2018)—Statement from the National Indian Child Welfare...

Joint Statement on the United States Department of Justice’s Decision to Defend the Indian Child Welfare Act

Dec 3, 2018 | Latest News

(Portland, Ore., December 3, 2018)—Statement from the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA), the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), and the Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA) regarding the...

Press Release 12.3.18

Dec 3, 2018

Joint Statement on the United States Department of Justice’s Decision to Defend the Indian Child Welfare Act (Portland, Ore., December 3, 2018)—Statement from the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA), the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the...