April 27 at 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern
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Join the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) on Thursday, April 27, 2023, from 1-2:30 p.m. (EST) for a web-based conversation on the State ICWA Laws: Lessons Learned & Where Are We Going?

The webinar will address State ICWA laws and their implementation to address Indian family integrity in support of the gold standard values in the federal ICWA passed by congress in 1978. This past 2023 legislative session, eight states introduced ICWA legislation to amend an existing comprehensive state ICWA or introduce a new comprehensive state ICWA to join the already 10 states that have an ICWA law in their state. Wyoming is the most recent state to pass a new law just this year.

Join a dynamic panel of policy makers in a discussion about state-based legal protections for Indian families and Tribal sovereignty.

• Barbara Atwood, Professor of Law Emerita, University of Arizona James E. Rodgers College of Law
• Rep. Lloyd Larsen, Wyoming state Representative
• Tleena Ives (Port Gamble S’Klallam), Director of Tribal Relations Washington DCYF
• Donalyn Lorenzo Sarracino (Acoma Pueblo), Director of Tribal Affairs New Mexico CYFD