Indian Child Welfare Act

The amended and renamed African American Family Preservation Act would expand the “gold standard” of child welfare law to nearly all foster children.

A case before the Minnesota Court of Appeals revives a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act, as well as a local version of the law. 

The Biden administration has proposed new data requirements on state compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act

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Abena Hutchful writes that for Indigenous children, access to their own culture's stories may hinge on the Supreme Court's ICWA decision.

Raising my granddaughter was a gift only made possible by the Indian Child Welfare Act, a law that's at risk of being overturned by the Supreme Court this year.

Minnesota's state Legislature has approved a bill that affirms the “inherent authority” of tribes to handle Indian child custody proceedings.

North Dakota is the latest in a list of states considering legislation to create a state version of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act. 

Montana' Supreme Court has ruled that ICWA applies to private-party custody arrangements, overturning previous Montana case law.