ICWA

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

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

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

On this week’s episode, Imprint Indigenous Children and Families Reporter Nancy Marie Spears hosts a special roundtable discussion on the future of Indigenous child welfare. Our panel of guests break down how they will engage with a new 25-year plan to reform and improve Indigenous child welfare policy and practice through improved implementation of, and compliance with, the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act, or ICWA. 

An unusual bill now before the Texas Legislature would tighten conditions for CPS workers to pull kids from their parents’ homes. 

The Biden administration has finalized a new rule to add ICWA to child welfare data collection. Will it survive Trump's second term?

President Biden apologized to survivors of Indian boarding schools, describing “one of the most horrific chapters in American history.” 

A new online training portal has been created to assist tribes, social workers and attorneys on laws that affect Indigenous children and families.

Oral arguments were held in a Minnesota Supreme Court case challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act, as the law's supporters rallied outside.