A proposed revision to federal law would provide more funding to tribal communities working to prevent child abuse and ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), has released a final rule eliminating cost-sharing requirement for Tribal child ...

Christian Blackbird isn’t sure how many children fell through the cracks. He’d been at the Crow Creek Indian Child Welfare Act Office for more than a year with a staff of two under his management. But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Senate approved on December 20, 2024 the Supporting America’s Children and Families Act (H.R. 9076), marking a major win for ...

Next Friday, 12-year-old Desi Elwell is scheduled for heart surgery - surgery his doctors say is essential to avoid risk of heart failure. Desi, a former foster child from Yakima now living in ...

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and John Thune (R-S.D.), on Thursday reintroduced the Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act, which would improve child support enforcement for tribal child ...

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) - Gov. Tony Evers has joined a delegation of 26 bipartisan governors in sending a letter to congressional leadership urging them to pass the bipartisan Strengthening State and ...

While recognizing that tribal nations alone are responsible for deciding who is a member, the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday ruled that counties are not required to contact tribes to verify whether ...

This month, Assemblymember Chris Rogers’ office passed a number of bills into law. One bill that didn’t make it past Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office this week, though, was AB 1378, a bill intended to help ...

At Give Kids A Smile, children will receive a comprehensive oral examination. (Courtesy photo) The Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic (SYTHC) will hold its sixth annual Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) event, 8 ...

Editor's note: This is the seventh piece in a six-installment series about Native American children in South Dakota's foster care system, produced in partnership between the Argus Leader and South ...