Our Children Are Sacred

After a long fought battle, the First Nations of Alaska now rightfully have control over child support cases for eligible families in their jurisdiction.  Alaska must now recognize child support orders from tribal courts thanks to the State’s Supreme Court ruling in March. Additionally, the court ruled that tribal court jurisdiction now extends to non-member […]

In a last ditch effort to protect the Missouri river from the Dakota Access Pipeline, dozens of tribal members from South and North Dakota gathered last Friday to protest. A camp has been set up at the point where the proposed pipeline would cross the river, and protesters plan to stay until the pipeline is […]

What was originally estimated as a 187 gallon Keystone Pipeline oil spill in Freeman, South Dakota has now drastically increased to nearly 17,000 gallons. TransCanada, the energy company that created the Keystone Pipeline, shut it down for repairs and cleanup when a leak was reported on April 2nd. No threat to the environment or public health […]

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) collects demographic and case-specific  information on children who are in foster care or adopted, yet has never collected Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) related data on American Indian and Alaska Native children in child welfare systems. A recent proposal may change this and increase the efficiency of ICWA. ICWA was […]