Apr 5, 2018 | Latest News
(Portland, Oregon, April 5, 2018)—The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) thanks the Puyallup Indian Tribe located in Tacoma, Washington, for their generous gift in support of NICWA’s advocacy to protectvulnerable Native children and families in state...
Dec 21, 2017 | Latest News
(Portland, OR, December 21, 2017)—The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) acknowledges and thanks the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) of Shelbyville, Michigan, for their generous $10,000 donation to support defending...
Nov 21, 2017 | Latest News
(Portland, OR, November 21, 2017)—NICWA is excited to announce our partnership with The Collins Foundation for a 1-to-1 match of new or increased donations made on #GivingTuesday—November 28th! With a goal of $2,500, donations will help NICWA keep Native children...
May 23, 2017 | Latest News
On May 23, 2017, the White House released its fiscal year 2018 budget for federal agencies. This was the more detailed version of the budget blueprint, or “skinny budget,” that was released in April of this year. As we reviewed the president’s budget, it was hard to...
Dec 16, 2016 | Latest News
ICWA Personal Stories Video Project Launch (Portland, Oregon, December 19, 2016)—For 37 years the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) has been a critical protection for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children and their families who have often been mistreated...
Dec 12, 2016 | Latest News
ICWA Defense Project praises critical step to enforce federal law (Portland, Oregon, December 12, 2016)—Today, the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) regulations on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) went into effect. These comprehensive, and now legally binding,...
