Iowa – Standing Strong for Native Families

Update: Sioux Mother Jailed for Rescuing Her Abused Sons; Tribe Steps Up

July 14, 2014 by moran

The past 11 months have been long, hard months for a Rosebud Sioux mother named Audre’y Eby. Last August, she picked up her twin 16-year-old sons from her ex-husband’s Iowa residence to bring them to visit her home in western Nebraska, and she discovered that the special-needs boys — one is blind and autistic, and … Read more

A Practical Guide to the Indian Child Welfare Act

March 21, 2013January 28, 2013 by moran

The Guide is intended to answer questions and provide a comprehensive resource of information on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The online version at http://www.narf.org/icwa was created as a complement to the print version of the Guide, which was printed by the Native American Rights Fund in 2007. While the topical sections are identical … Read more