Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act in 1978 because a high number of Native American children were being removed from their homes by public and private agencies. In adoptions of such children ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, on Tuesday, April 9, the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme ...

The Indian Child Welfare Act passed in 1978. ICWA mandates the best interest of the child be prioritized. That includes keeping the child near the family and culture and prioritizing family ...

Feb. 10—Veronica Krupnick can almost point to the day her life changed forever. She was 10, a few weeks from the end of fourth grade and about to be adopted by her latest foster parents. In one sense, ...

Read full article: CPS confirms agency had contact with mother before she allegedly set car on fire, killing 2 children An active weather pattern this week with multiple storm chances. Read full ...

Three bills were introduced last year at the South Dakota Legislature to address Native American child welfare reform. All of them were defeated, with opponents citing concerns about the U.S. Supreme ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the coming months, the Supreme Court is expected to decide the future of the Indian Child Welfare Act, or ICWA – a law that is ...

For more than 40 years, federal law has required states give preference to Indigenous families when placing Native American children who are up for adoption or foster care. Now, a case before the U.S.

At age nine, tragedy struck Autumn Adams’ life. Her father passed away and her mother was deemed unfit to care for her, leaving Adams with an uncertain future. Adams, who is a member of the Yakama ...

Questions are emerging about who was responsible for protecting a young child found dead in a Flagstaff hotel room.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Four national Native American organizations on Monday asked the U.S. Department of Justice to launch an investigation into the treatment of American Indian and Alaska Native ...