In honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, on Tuesday, April 9, the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is hosting a demonstration of support for Native children by joining in a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on ...

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 ...

From Indian Health Service Blog. When it comes to children born with rare diseases, early diagnosis can make the difference ...

A bill revising the Montana Indian Child Welfare Act — a priority bill this session for the Montana American Indian Caucus — was signed into law earlier this month, though in a much weaker form than ...

On Friday, the Native American Journalists Association issued a statement saying it was “ disheartened by some of the mainstream reporting on the recent adoption case involving a Choctaw Nation child ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case involving a federal law that gives Native Americans preference in adoptions of Native children. The high court said Monday it would take ...

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 ...

A federal judge has decided that Native American families deserve a chance to prove that South Dakota officials routinely ignore their rights and their children's rights during custody hearings. U.S.

Starting on Sept. 30, Sacramento County families who live slightly above or below the federal poverty level can apply for a chance to receive $725 a month in guaranteed income for a year, county ...

A child custody case erupted in dispute between state and Native American tribe. A child-custody case in Florida has erupted into a battle between state officials and a Native American tribe after a ...