NICWA Announces Charitable Donation to Support Families Encountering the Child Welfare System

Apr 11, 2019 | Latest News

(Portland, Ore., April 11, 2019)—The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) today thanks the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, located near Highland, California, for their generous grant of $149,949 to help NICWA provide resources to families who...

Seminole Tribe of Florida Provides Host Sponsorship of NICWA Conference

Mar 28, 2019 | Latest News

MEDIA ADVISORY (Portland, Ore., March 28, 2018)—The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) received a $25,000 host sponsor­ship from the Seminole Tribe of Florida for this year’s 37th Annual Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference on...

U.S. and Tribes Stand Together to Protect Native Children and Uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act

Mar 13, 2019 | Latest News

(NEW ORLEANS, March 13, 2019)—The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments today in Brackeen v. Bernhardt, in which the United States and tribal nations stand together in defense of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and the American Indian and Alaska Native...

Federal Court of Appeals to Hear Oral Arguments Today in ICWA Challenge that Would Upend Over 200 Years of Legal Precedent

Mar 13, 2019 | Latest News

(NEW ORLEANS, March 13, 2019)—Today the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will review the lower federal court decision in Brackeen v. Bernhardt that ignored centuries of Supreme Court precedent to strike down the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), a law that protects the...

National Native Organizations Unite and Urge the President and Congress to Re-Open the Government

Jan 10, 2019 | Latest News

(Portland, Ore., January 10, 2019)—On the 20th day of the government shutdown, eight national Native organizations are jointly urging the President and Congress to immediately end the partial government shutdown, which breaks the treaty and trust obligations the...

Joint Statement on the Fifth Circuit Granting the Motion to Stay the District Court’s Decision on the Indian Child Welfare Act—The Gold Standard Remains Applicable in All 50 States

Dec 4, 2018 | Latest News

(Portland, Ore., December 4, 2018)—Statement from the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA), the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), Native American Rights Fund (NARF), and the Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA) about the Indian Child...