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...

Joint Press Release from National Native Organizations on the Overwhelming Support for the Indian Child Welfare Act

Jan 18, 2019 | Press Release

(Portland, Ore., January 18, 2019)—On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 325 tribal nations, 57 Native organizations, 21 states, 31 child welfare organizations, Indian and constitutional law scholars, and seven members of Congress joined the United States and four...

Overwhelming Support for the Indian Child Welfare Act

Jan 18, 2019

Joint Press Release from National Native Organizations on the Overwhelming Support for the Indian Child Welfare Act(Portland, Ore., January 18, 2019)—On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 325 tribal nations, 57 Native organizations, 21 states, 31 child welfare...

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...

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 | Latest News

(Portland, Ore., December 4, 2018)—Statement from the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA), the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), Native American Rights Fund (NARF), and the Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA) about the Indian Child...