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Advanced Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA): Active Efforts and Expert Witness

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Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) -- Tribal Projects http://www.courts.ca.gov/programs-tribal.htm

 http://www.courts.ca.gov/8105.htm California Expert Witness List

 http://www.courts.ca.gov/8709.htm ICWA Laws, regulations and rules

 http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/IIB.pdf Indian Child Welfare Act

 http://www.courts.ca.gov/5635.htm FAQ’s

 http://www.courts.ca.gov/8075.htm Curriculum, handbook, trainer/trainee guides, and PowerPoint on ICWA.

 http://www.courts.ca.gov/5807.htm Service array by county

 Social Service Departments Requirements re SB 678 and AB 1325

January 2015 -Social Service Requirements re SB 678 and AB 1325

California Department of Social Services  http://www.childsworld.ca.gov/PG2075.htm

List of Indian child welfare laws and regulations

 http://www.childsworld.ca.gov/res/pdf/CDSSTribes.pdf

Regularly updated list of Federally-recognized Tribes with contacts for noticing (to be used in conjunction with the BIA list)

California Indian Legal Services (CILS)  http://www.calindian.org

Governor’s Executive Order establishing the position of Governor’s Tribal Advisor in the Office of the Governor

Advanced Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA): Active Efforts and Expert Witness | Resources Version 2.0, January 2017  http://gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=17222

Bureau of Indian Affairs  http://www.bia.gov/DocumentLibrary/index.htm.

BIA Document Library, including updates to the list of federally-recognized Tribes.

National Conference of State Legislatures  http://www.ncsl.org/?tabid=13278#federal.

Listing of Federal and State recognized tribes.

Native American Heritage Commission

http://nahc.ca.gov/resources/california-indian-history/

Historical information about California Indians by Professor Castillo (cannot reproduce without permission)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families -- Child Welfare Information Gateway: ICWA: http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/courts/icwa.cfm : (Resources below are from this site)

 http://www.cwla.org/childwelfare/fg08.pdf

How Child Welfare Works with American Indian Families external link

McCarthy, Marshall, Collins, Arganza, & Deserly (2003), In A Family's Guide to the Child Welfare System

Question and answer guide about the American Indian experience in the child welfare system, including information about ICWA.

 http://www.myazbar.org/AZAttorney/Archives/Feb00/indianchild.pdf

The Indian Child Welfare Act: A Primer; external link Portley, Arizona Attorney, 36, 2000.

Provides an overview of ICWA as it applies to jurisdictional concerns in child custody proceeding

 http://www.americanbar.org/content/newsletter/publications/gp_solo_magaz ine_home/gp_solo_magazine_index/indianchildwelfareact.html

The Indian Child Welfare Act: The Need for a Separate Law; external link

Jones (2001).

Discusses the application of ICWA in custody proceedings, including procedural issues facing attorneys and provisions covering foster care, pre- adoptive and adoptive placements, and termination of parental rights.

 http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-9644.pdf

Indian Child Welfare Act; Receipt of Designated Tribal Agents for Service of Notice.

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior (2009)

Presents a Federal Register notice listing the Designated Tribal Agents for service of notice under the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 CFR 23.12

 http://library.childwelfare.gov/cwig/ws/library/docs/gateway/Record? rpp=10&upp=0&m=1&w=+NATIVE%28%27an%3D%27%27cd- 40594%27%27%27%29&r=1

The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 : source book for legal professionals.

Beck, Jennifer; Drobnick, Heidi A.; LaRoque, Catherine; Liss, Wendi Page; van Straaten, Justine. Loyola University Chicago, 2001. Available from the Indian Child Welfare Center.

National Indian Child Welfare Association

Advanced Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA): Active Efforts and Expert Witness | Resources Version 2.0, January 2017  http://www.nicwa.org/

 http://www.nicwa.org/policy/law/icwa/ICWA.pdf or Indian Child Welfare Act;

Text of the Indian Child Welfare Act, PL 95-608.

 http://www.nicwa.org/law/

Existing Child Welfare Law

 http://www.nicwa.org/Indian_Child_Welfare_Act/glossary.pdf

ICWA Glossary and Flowchart

 http://www.nicwa.org/Indian_Child_Welfare_Act/familyguide.pdf

A Family’s Guide to the Child Welfare System

 http://www.nicwa.org/icwa_course/

 http://www.nicwa.org/resources/info_packets/

Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) website, Online Training Course and Information Packets, National Indian Child Welfare Association (2008).

A comprehensive source of information on American Indian child welfare providing public policy, research, and advocacy; information and training; and community development services to tribal governments and programs, state child welfare agencies, and others. Explains ICWA in easy-to-understand language and recommends effective child welfare practices for working with ICWA cases.

Native American Rights Fund  http://narf.org/icwa/

A Practical Guide to the Indian Child Welfare Act; Native American Rights Fund

Designed to answer questions about the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) by people of all levels of familiarity with the law, this guide provides an introduction to the ICWA, answers to Frequently Asked Questions, and an appendix of research documents related to the law.

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges  http://www.ncjfcj.org/ Information on relevant Federal regulations for nontribal jurisdictions handling American Indian child maltreatment issues as well as resources that will enable them to more fully comply with ICWA and participate in case planning for American Indian youth in care. Text available for purchase online.

 Native American Resource Directory for Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Technical assistance bulletin (National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Permanency Planning for Children Dept.) v.7, no.4, 2003. McKissick, Maureen; Ukestine, Danny; Wise, Julie.

ICWA Law Center Minneapolis, MN  http://www.icwlc.org/training.html

 http://www.waterplan.water.ca.gov/tribal2/docs/GW_Basins_and_Tribal_Trust _Lands_map.pdf

Indian Lands in Trust

 http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/cilc_images/bibs/maps/tribemap.gif

California Tribal Groups

 http://www2.palomar.edu/users/cjohnson/maps/map_of_california_tribes.htm

Federally Recognized California Tribes and Languages

Practice Tools Portland State University Child Welfare Partnership:  http://www.cwpsalem.pdx.edu/activityguide/Appendix/ICWAchecklist.pdf

ICWA compliance checklist for social workers in Oregon (adaptable)

National Indian Child Welfare Association: ICWA Glossary and Flowchart  http://www.nicwa.org/Indian_Child_Welfare_Act/glossary.pdf

ICWA Glossary and Flowchart

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