ICWA

A legal team that previously challenged the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act is bringing the issue before the U.S. Supreme Court once again.

The state's Supreme Court ruled that two white foster parents don't have standing to argue that ICWA violated their constitutional rights.

Loss of cultural and kinship ties causes adverse outcomes into adulthood for Indigenous foster youth and adoptees, according to new research.

A state judge has struck down the early rollout of a landmark child welfare law in Minnesota meant to minimize disproportionality. 

Indigenous tribes face food and heating challenges as the U.S. government shutdown continues into its second month.

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.