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  1. Indian Child Welfare Act - Indian Affairs

    ICWA provides guidance to States regarding the handling of child abuse and neglect and adoption cases involving Native children and sets minimum standards for the handling of these …

  2. Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

    The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978 is a Federal law that governs the removal and out-of-home placement of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children and youth.

  3. What is ICWA? - NICWA

    The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), enacted into law in 1978, addresses the high rate of Native children removed from their families by public and private child welfare agencies.

  4. Indian Child Welfare Act - Wikipedia

    The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA, enacted November 8, 1978 and codified at 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901 – 1963 [1]) is a United States federal law that governs jurisdiction over the …

  5. Understanding The ICWA | Indian Child Welfare Act Law Center

    Congress enacted the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in 1978 in response to the unwarranted removal of Indian children from their families and tribal communities in alarming numbers.

  6. Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal ...

    The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) is a federal law enacted in 1978 that seeks to keep Native American /indigenous children with Native American/indigenous families.

  7. eCFR :: 25 CFR Part 23 -- Indian Child Welfare Act

    The purpose of the regulations in this part is to govern the provision of funding for, and the administration of Indian child and family service programs as authorized by the Indian Child …

  8. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That ø25 U.S.C. 1901 note¿ this Act may be cited as the ‘‘Indian Child …

  9. ABOUT THE INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT (ICWA)

    The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) is a federal law enacted in 1978 to protect the well-being and best interests of Indian children and families. It upholds family integrity and stability and …

  10. Challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act: colorblind racism, …

    Jan 22, 2025 · Bringing critical race theory and settler colonial theory to bear on legal mobilization scholarship, this article examines the ongoing campaign to strike down the 1978 Indian Child …