Cost & Registration

Nov 14, 2016

Cost & Registration You’re one step from joining a learning community dedicated to the safety, health, and spiritual strength of Native children. By attending in-person for the 43rd Annual Protecting Our Children Conference held on March 30–April 2, 2025, you will...

Coalition Seeks Answers about Children Who Went Missing at U.S. Indian Boarding School via United Nations Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances

May 14, 2019 | Latest News

(GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, May 14, 2019)–Today a coalition of tribes, organizations, and independent researchers will go before the United Nations to testify about American Indian and Alaskan Native Children who went Missing under the United States’ Indian Boarding School...

NICWA and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Partner to Relentlessly Advocate for the Needs of Native Children and Their Families

Oct 9, 2023 | Press Release

Media Contactmedia@nicwa.org (Portland, Ore., October 9, 2023)—On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) announced a generous three-year $450,000 grant from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, a federally recognized American...

Voluntary Services

Oct 22, 2021

This resource is designed to help parents and families who are working with the child welfare system understand what voluntary services or in-home services are and what to expect when they are offered voluntary or in-home services. Download PDFDownload PDF to print...

Joint Statement on the Federal District Court of Northern Texas denying to stay the court’s ruling on constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act

Oct 30, 2018 | Latest News

(Portland, OR, October 30, 2018)—The National Indian Child Welfare Association, the National Congress of American Indians, the Association on American Indian Affairs, and the Native American Rights Fund are disappointed that the Federal District Court of Northern...