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Simmons, David, Alberty, Kristy
Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)
03-15-2006
Editor's note: This column is the first in a three-part series on the
current picture of Indian child welfare.
As our Indian children go through life and into adulthood, their lives and
the decisions they make are often compared to a journey down a road,
"walking with their feet in two worlds," just for one example.
The paths many of our children take often cross over into dominant culture
for a time, and sometimes not by choice. The modern story of Indian child
welfare and families has many confrontations and tragic landmarks. Indians,
with their history of seeing parenting as a shared or communal
responsibility, rely ...
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CHARITABLE GOLF TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER BOLSTERS INDIAN CHILD ADVOCACY
Targeted News Service;
June 12, 2006 ;
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...The National Indian Child Welfare Association issued the following news release: The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA), a national...enthusiasm and positive support for Indian child welfare," said Terry Cross, NICWA executive...
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Workshops on ICWA.(Around Indian Country)(Indian Child Welfare...
Native American Report;
April 2, 2004 ;
89 words
......should take note that the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) will host its Indian Child Welfare Training Institute workshops May...witness and compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act; positive Indian parenting...
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Cherokee Nation's Indian Child Welfare Receives High Audit Marks
Targeted News Service;
October 30, 2007 ;
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......through an audit of the tribe's Indian Child Welfare program, which operates throughout...welfare of our children." The Indian Child Welfare Act was passed in 1978 by...Indian tribes. The mission of Indian Child Welfare is to provide tribal children...
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Children, Discrimination and the Indian Child Welfare Act
U.S. Newswire;
August 29, 2007 ;
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......the Christian Alliance for Indian Child Welfare, +1-406-676-4540, +1-406...affected by application of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). Over decades...The Christian Alliance for Indian Child Welfare (CAICW) is the only national...
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SEMINAR HELD ON INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT: RIGHTS AND PROCEDURES
Seminole Tribune;
July 26, 1996 ;
Betty Tiger;
746 words
......07-26-1996 SEMINAR HELD ON INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT: RIGHTS AND PROCEDURES...Department held a seminar on Indian Child Welfare Act on July 8,9. The seminar...has any involvement with Indian Child Welfare. The topics that Mr. Aycock...
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REVIEW OF CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS: JACK TROPE
Congressional Testimony;
January 28, 2004 ;
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......We have been involved with Indian child welfare issues for decades and played...role in the enactment of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. We have not...employees and officials about Indian child welfare. We have also had a long...
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Child welfare.(Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978)(Brief Article)
Native American Report;
June 1, 2005 ;
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...Child Welfare: An addendum to the designated agent list of the Southern Plains Region under the Indian Child Welfare Act was published last month by BIA. The child welfare act authorizes Indian tribes to designate agents...
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Child welfare.(Federal Register)(Brief Article)
Native American Report;
April 1, 2005 ;
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...Child Welfare: BIA published the list of Designated Tribal Agencies for service of notice under the Indian Child Welfare Act. See the March 21 Federal Register, p. 13518. Contact: Evangeline Campbell, BIA, (202) 513-7623.
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INDIAN CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION:TERRY CROSS
Congressional Testimony;
March 15, 2006 ;
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......Executive Director, National Indian Child Welfare Association Committee on...Executive Director The National Indian Child Welfare Association submits this...Association - The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is a...
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Child welfare conference examines past, looks ahead
Indian Country Today (Lakota Times);
November 16, 2005 ;
Ross, Matt;
787 words
......Indigenous Peoples and Child Welfare." More than 150...towards effective child welfare for Natives and...When the federal Indian Child Welfare Act became law...something special for Indian children." At...president of the Child Welfare League of ...
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Tribes, child welfare advocates seek more funds from Congress.
Native American Report;
November 1, 2004 ;
321 words
......reauthorize federal law for child welfare services to Native Americans...research for the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA). But...The Senate passed the Indian Child Protection and Family...From 2001 to 2003, Indian child welfare ...
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Child Welfare AND Technology
Children's Voice;
July 1, 2007 ;
Bissell, Mary; Miller, Jennifer; Cherna, Marc;
787 words
...For child welfare agencies in the digital age, technology...state funding. Most important, King's child welfare agency is already linked to all other...yet made their way to the nation's child welfare agencies. According to a recent Annie...
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