Supporters File 21 Amicus Briefs to Uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act in Haaland v. Brackeen
This week, we are seeing the true breadth of those who champion the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). In an...
Tribal Child Welfare (ICWA, State Child Welfare, Tribal Courts)
Brackeen Headed to the US Supreme Court
This article originally appeared in the NARF Legal Review, Volume 47 No 1 (2022). The U.S. Supreme Court in its...
Join the #ICWAForFamilies Social Media Campaign
November 16–19, 2020, join us as we celebrate the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and its legacy of protecting Native...
Court rejects challenge to law safeguarding Native children and families
Yesterday, the federal District Court for the District of Arizona dismissed A.D. v. Washburn, a case brought by the Goldwater...
Regulations to protect Native children go into effect
ICWA Defense Project praises critical step to enforce federal law Today, the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) regulations on the...
NARF co-publishes updated ICWA Defense Project Memo
Interested in learning more about the fight to defend ICWA? The ICWA Defense Project has published an updated memo explaining the...
Native American Rights Fund praises new rules on Indian child welfare
Earlier this week, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) published final regulations intended to improve uniform application and compliance with...
Federal government issues new regulations to protect Native children for first time since 1979
Yesterday, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) released binding regulations on the implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)....
Alaska Supreme Court holds State must recognize tribal court child support orders
Last Friday, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision that the State of Alaska must recognize and enforce...
NARF co-publishes updated ICWA Defense Project Memo
Have you been following the anti-ICWA litigation filed in various federal courts last year? The ICWA Defense Project has published...
