Without comment, the justices on Tuesday denied a petition in Renteria v. Superior Court of California, Tulare County. The move, which came in an order list, ends a lawsuit which claimed ICWA Continue reading Supreme Court Turns Away Another Conservative Attack on Indian Child Welfare Act
A lawyer representing two American Indian tribes urged a federal appeals court Tuesday to keep in place the changes a judge ordered for a South Dakota county’s system of removing Continue reading Court Hears Tribal Challenge to South Dakota Child Removals
The Office of Children’s Services and tribal governments are taking the first steps to implement an agreement that transfers control of welfare services for Alaska Native children from the state Continue reading State Begins Transfer of Child Welfare Services to Tribal Communities
The Department contended that mother’s signing of a written advisement of her rights, which included a question about the ICWA, served as the court’s initial inquiry. The inquiry should be Continue reading Colorado Court of Appeals: Written Advisement Form Does Not Satisfy ICWA Notice Requirements
The Indian Child Welfare Act lawsuit filed in Rapid City’s federal court almost five years ago is going to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. A three-judge panel is hearing Continue reading South Dakota’s Federal ICWA Ruling Heads To 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
State Rep. Daire Rendon has voted with the House Families, Children, and Seniors Committee to give tribal social services access to certain records that would allow them to communicate with Continue reading Rep. Rendon Supports Bill to Allow Tribal Representatives Access to Documents