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ICWA
(redirected from Indian Child Welfare Act)

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ICWAIndian Child Welfare Act
ICWAInstitute of Current World Affairs (Hanover, NH)
ICWAIndian Council of World Affairs
ICWAInsurance Commission of Western Australia
ICWAInstitute of Cost & Works Accountants
ICWAIndonesian Council on World Affairs (Jakarta, Indonesia)
ICWAInternational Coil Winding Association
ICWAInternational Conference on Women in Agriculture
ICWAInternational Championship Wrestling Alliance
ICWAInternational Championship Wrestling Association
ICWAIndian Child Welfare Amendments
ICWAIn-Class Writing Assignments
ICWAIndex Create Work Area
ICWAIndependent Contract Work Association(s)
ICWAIroquois County Wildlife Area (Illinois)
ICWAInner-City Wrestling Association


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Similar issues arose regarding Native American children, and, in 1978, Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act mandating attempted placement of these children in Native American homes.
"Put up" on platforms: a history of twentieth century adoption policy ... by Kahan, Michelle / Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
And while the Indian Child Welfare Act is a federal policy, we still have to be vigilant to ensure that tribes maintain jurisdiction over their children.
Making a family: adoption is a pressing racial issue as more children ... by Colorlines Magazine
Critics contend that tribal courts are using the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act, which was intended to protect American-Indian children and culture, to interfere in adoptions when American-Indian parents give up children.
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