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36 Child L. Prac. 1 (2017)

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'5,1.11  1`000 IC~ ~NDIN\?, CH..<'  W'X._JF.-SRE4


   \Tcv  iu the history of the nudin
C; hid Welfare Act fCWA) has
there heen nu 'h guidace  nm ICWA'
fnlliementa ion  a tod:ay. In the last
two ye:rs, the odiet gove run ct
has telca.ed two sets of guidelines
(in 2015 ain 2016) am  theor

riations   s nee IC WA's c.:cnm~nt.
Th o.e re gula ians bee ane effee--
a 'e laist month. Recognizing these
import'ant developme ts in the chIk!
  wlI a e fdicl this CLP insue focuses
on IC\A   in 'ludin the n ew egula-
ions. It offe s miiile per. peetives
on how  judge, ationice,  n  chiI
welfare acm~ies throughout the
counrV  ca n lter unders andn1 and u.
lCWA\  effectively to improve the li es
of   An rcan indian an! Aaska Ntitiv
child en and! their faunilie.

ICWA: History and Importaic
Congress enu 'ted ICWA  in 1978
in response to e dence tht Indian
f::mi es commouly   aced unwar-
rted renoval   of 1hei children -so
much  so that duri-ne hat time at la.t
25%  of Ill Indm children were he-
ing placel out of home,  ith 85% of
tho:e ch' reti hcing plaice in non-
Inian  homes or institutiors MCi,
even bonId   the statistes th' tied
Conjs to pas ICWA 'n 19, the
feder'lI. gno rnniient s hi torv of Itr
geting Amen   ia Indian ehildren for


t  sii  t'on and spa  ting them fro
their frm i-sic tnd rulitue strettches
baclk ve; 100   ars befo e ICWAs



         1-f storcall. th  fetal 1 slowern
miNt  pIssed   haw aid carried out
carnaun ns seeking to eraidic' te tribal!
utiae,  im:4u lng iitural helping sy-
ten  that tribe: h' d usedi successfuullv
for humireds of year to p otec their
childreu. These effort. include l fo ci!-
h y removin  child en fr   hi   fain-
iles, placing them in milit::ry-stvic
ho' 'ding: 'hiool: hund eds of iniles
f om their flamilies. tind attenmpting
to assimilate them into the domninant
culmtue by using har h diWie   auil
emotin  al abhe.
    In addtio n, the tderal govemn-
    nii nr '~. d witOh pr  ~and rci
iuS   orNWizaioNs  1o car  out t1
inl.in Adopion  Projec - in the 1)50s
and 1960s, th ough which hundrs
of Ameri ain lndian atnd Alaisk:t Native
childen were  akopted by  on -Indian
families w ith little or no cons00 nstron
-for their tribtl counict'on or extend
c: l f imily  ties.
    Whn   Congr   s passtd ICVA  in
1978. A sought t  ecognize tribes
right as so -eign  qVT ~nnnt   to
put   a the'- C'toens, including their
chiud en.   CWA 'iso ensures ste.l
cosidern iibaI value.: empowers
rib--s to see their   childen n ft mi-
lies: counteba ances hisin people


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CASE   LAW   UPDATE

LAW   & POLICY   UPDATE
Understanding the 2016 Indian
Child Welfare Act Regulations


10  IN THE  FIELD
    How  the New ICWA
    Regulations Impact Practice

13  IN LITIGATION
    Legal Challenges to ICWA:
    An Analysis of Current Case
    Law

16  IMPROVING PRACTICE
    Improving Outcomes  in Indian
    Child Welfare Cases:
    Strategies for State-Tribe
    Collaboration

19  VIEWPOINT
    Strengthening Indian Children
    and Families: Lessons from
    Tribal Court

21  Key Indian Child Welfare
    Resources

22  RESEARCH & DATA
    The Importance of Measuring
    Case Outcomes  in Indian Child
    Welfare Cases


About this Issue
    ly Shanina Knign'


ANKS Inside-,

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