Supporters of the Indian Child Welfare Act watch as Red Lake attorney Joe Plumer speaks during a Minnesota Supreme Court hearing at the State Capitol in St. Paul on Sept. 30, 2024. A second hearing in ...

In December 2023, students in the Juvenile and Family Law Clinic and the American Indian Law Clinic completed an Indian Child Welfare Act adoption case for a family in Adams County. The case started ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– ICWA courts, poverty, and the role of the state Child Protective Services were discussed with members of the South Dakota Department of Social Services and tribal leaders in ...

This article is published through the Utah News Collaborative, a partnership of news organizations in Utah that aim to inform readers across the state. Utah’s version of the federal Indian Child ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a circuit judge’s decision requiring an American Indian child be raised by her American Indian father, rather than be placed ...

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 ...