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36 Child L. Prac. 1 (2017)

handle is hein.journals/chilawpt36 and id is 1 raw text is: '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 3 6 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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