ARTICLE TAG

Indigenous

5/29/2025

Researchers Vow to Continue Preserving Indian Boarding School History Despite Federal Funding Cuts

Indigenous archivists are grappling with a federal funding cut that targeted groups preserving the history of Indian boarding schools.

5/22/2025

Tribes Are ‘Decolonizing’ Child Welfare Practices, National Researchers Find

An upcoming report shows tribes have redefined and tailored US foster care laws to match the priorities of their unique communities and cultures.

5/14/2025

Warning of Threats to Health and Well-being in Indian Country, Native Leaders and Lawmakers Oppose Proposed Cuts to Tribes

At a Senate hearing, Native American leaders issued scathing rebukes of the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to tribal services.

5/13/2025

Minnesota Governor Signs Bill to Support the Work of the State Ombuds for American Indian Families

Gov. Tim Walz has signed a bill removing barriers for the state’s Ombudsperson for American Indian Families in child welfare cases. 

4/24/2025

Colorado Among Growing Number of States Aiming to Strengthen Local ICWA Laws That Protect Tribal Children and Families

Colorado lawmakers want to strengthen laws requiring special protections for Indigenous children and families in child welfare cases.

4/22/2025

Child Welfare League of America CEO on the Future of Indian Child Welfare

A conversation with Linda Spears, member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe and president and CEO of the Child Welfare League of America.

4/16/2025

‘Nothing but Good Medicine’: Minnesota Groups Plan To Build an Indigenous Birth Center

The proposed Birth Center will provide resources to expecting or parenting mothers, including traditional medicine approaches. 

Another Casualty of the Federal Government’s Purge of Publicly Available Data: Efforts to Find Missing Native Moms and Kids

3/18/2025

Another Casualty of the Federal Government’s Purge of Publicly Available Data: Efforts to Find Missing Native Parents and Kids

Advocates for missing Indigenous people, including kids, fear the Trump administration won't follow-up on systemic reforms in the works.

3/12/2025

COVID Stole a Parent from More than 200,000 Children. Native American Youth Had the Greatest Losses

During the peak of the COVID pandemic, approximately 2,000 Indigenous children in the Navajo Nation lost a parent or caregiver, a grief that reverberates five years on.