Substance Abusing Families Course

Mar 24, 2021

Introduction to Working with Substance-Abusing Families The majority of Native families that encounter the child welfare system are dealing with substance abuse. In this nine-module interactive online course designed for practitioners working in the field of Indian...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Seminole Tribe of Florida and Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Provide Host Sponsorships of NICWA Conference

Mar 27, 2023 | Press Release

Media Contactmedia@nicwa.org (Portland, Ore., March 27, 2023)—The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) received two $25,000 host sponsor­ships from the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians for this year’s 41st Annual...

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...

How Relative Caregivers Can Advocate for Relative Native Children in State Child Welfare Agency Custody

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...

Groups

May 1, 2017

Group Contracts Improve your staff’s knowledge of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978. By providing the Introduction to ICWA course to your staff, they will be prepared to effectively work with ICWA cases. Using NICWA’s learning management system, many staff...