by webadmin | Mar 30, 2021 | FAQs, Protect ICWA
By Kia Murdoch, CILS Sacramento office Staff Attorney ICWA provides protections for Indian children in State Court “Child Custody Proceedings.” The ICWA is a federal law that provides procedures to protect “the best interests of Indian children and promote the...
by webadmin | Jun 16, 2020 | For Native Individuals, Protect ICWA
By Jedd Parr, CILS Sacramento Office Directing Attorney In 1978, the federal government passed the Indian Child Welfare Act in response to wildly disproportionate numbers of Native American children being removed from their parents and placed outside of their families...
by webadmin | Apr 24, 2020 | Protect ICWA
By Debra Avenmarg, CILS Eureka office Staff Attorney Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) cases are being severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic: courts are delaying time-sensitive hearings, tribal families visits are being disrupted or canceled altogether, and case...
by webadmin | Mar 16, 2020 | For Native Individuals, Protect ICWA
By Mica Llerandi, CILS Escondido office Staff Attorney When I worked as an attorney on my reservation, I was eager to jump into serving my tribal community. My employer, a legal aid program, provided cultural awareness training, but I incorrectly assumed it...
by webadmin | Feb 4, 2020 | For Native Individuals, Knowledge is Power, Protect ICWA
By Denise Hurchanik Bareilles, CILS Eureka office Acting Directing Attorney You have probably seen in the media various groups painting a picture that tribal governments make it difficult to collect child support for custodial parents. However, this is not the case....
by Nicole Scott | Aug 15, 2019 | Protect ICWA, Tribal Alerts
CILS wants to thank all 72 California tribes and 11 Indian organizations who signed on to the amicus curiae brief in the Brackeen v. Bernhardt (formerly Brackeen v. Zinke) case, which was challenging the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The...
