ICWA, ORICWA & National Resources

Nine Federally Recognized Tribal Nations in Oregon

• Burns Paiute of Harney County
• Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
• Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
  
• Confederated Tribes of Siletz
  
• Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Reservation
  
• Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
  
• Coquille Indian Tribe
• Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians
• Klamath Tribes

Oregon Indian Child Welfare Act (ORICWA) & ICWA

• ODHS Tribal Affairs & Regional ICWA Coordinators
• National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) - Portland headquartered
  • NICWA News
  • Positive Indian Parenting Classes
• National Indian Law Library - ICWA online
• NAYA Action Fund - local legislative & civic advocacy
• ORICWA 2021 Judicial Benchbook supported by Casey Family Programs and Oregon Judicial Department Juvenile Court Improvement Program
• ORICWA History by Oregon DHS
  • Cultural Continuity Agreements - agreements that caregiver parents of Indian children may be asked to sign in order to support ongoing cultural connection with a child's Tribe, benefiting the child in understanding their culture, heritage, and identity.
• Customary Adoption by Capacity Building Center for Tribes

Protecting ICWA!

"Protect ICWA" fan gear for sale! plus "Land Back" stickers & prints for sale!

• Haaland versus Brackeen 2023 case by Native American Rights Fund
• How tribal placements benefit Native foster children’s health by American Medical Association
• The Heart of ICWA - Native families sharing stories of loss & healing
• The Importance of ICWA Foster Homes: A Personal Account by American Indian Policy Institute
• Missing Threads: The Story of the Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act
• Protect ICWA Instagram
• Protect ICWA articles

Websites

• American Indian Library Association
• Association on American Indian Affairs
• Cultural Survival - U.S. headquartered, global focus
• First Nations Development Institute
• First Nations Repatriation Institute
• Indian Country Today News
• Indian Law Resource Center
• Indigenous Corporate Training, Inc.
  • Free ebooks!
  • Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples Blog®
• The Language Conservancy - global
• Native American Rights Fund (NARF)
• National Archives - Native American History
• National Congress of American Indians
• National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
• National Museum of the American Indian
• National Park Service Teaming Up With Tribes To Tell 'More Complete Story' Of U.S. History by Jennifer Bendery
• Native America Today News
• Native Governance Center
  • Beyond Land Acknowledgement
  • Blood Quantum and Sovereignty: A Guide
  • How to Talk About Native Nations: A Guide
  • Tribal Civics: A Guide for Fostering Engagement
  • What is Tribal Sovereignty? (video)
• Native Heritage - an ORPARC Resource page
• Native Knowledge 360° - many educational resources!
• Native Land - search territories, languages and treaties of countless Nations, Tribes & Bands
• Native Philanthropy Institute
• Native Voices Rising
• NDN Collective - Indigenous power and activism
• Tracing American Indian & Alaskan Native (AI/AN) Ancestry
• Tribal Information Exchange
• Tribal Nations Maps
• Tribal Resilience Resource Guide by U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
• Underscore News - indigenous news source!
• United Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by United Nations
• U.S. Department of the Interior Indian Affairs
• Willamette Tsa-La-Gi - a community for Cherokees at large in Oregon