After years of study, the nonpartisan commission that proposes model state laws has released recommendations for updating and clarifying the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Since ICWA was enacted in 1978 to better protect tribal families in child welfare cases, compliance has been inconsistent nationwide, and Native American children continue to be overrepresented in the foster care system.
Seventeen states, however, have strengthened ICWA provisions by passing their own laws.
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