About ANICWA
Association Goals and Objectives
The primary goal of ANICWA is to provide a forum for the membership to exchange
information, collaborate and cooperate on common child welfare issues impacting
Alaska
Native and American Indian children within the state. Providing high quality technical
assistance and support for people who work with native children is our highest priority.
ANICWA is unique. It is the only Alaska tribal child welfare organization focused
specifically on engaging active tribal government participation to prevent and respond
effectively to the multitude of tribal child welfare issues collaboratively with the state
child welfare system and the state court system. ANICWA believes that engaging tribal
leaders, tribal child welfare workers and strengthening tribal government capacity
strengthen tribal family systems. It is within this scope of concern that the Alaska Native
Indian Child Welfare Association endeavors to work and bring about positive change.
ANICWA commits to a three-fold vision with several key elements:
Engage in Public Policy and Research
Enhance Tribal Capacity
Collaboration, Partnerships
The primary goal of ANICWA is to provide a forum for the membership to exchange
information, collaborate and cooperate on common child welfare issues impacting
Alaska
Native and American Indian children within the state. Providing high quality technical
assistance and support for people who work with native children is our highest priority.
ANICWA is unique. It is the only Alaska tribal child welfare organization focused
specifically on engaging active tribal government participation to prevent and respond
effectively to the multitude of tribal child welfare issues collaboratively with the state
child welfare system and the state court system. ANICWA believes that engaging tribal
leaders, tribal child welfare workers and strengthening tribal government capacity
strengthen tribal family systems. It is within this scope of concern that the Alaska Native
Indian Child Welfare Association endeavors to work and bring about positive change.
ANICWA commits to a three-fold vision with several key elements:
Engage in Public Policy and Research
- Defending the Indian Child Welfare Act Law of 1978 and advocating for its
mandated compliance by the Alaska State child welfare system and court
system.
- Monitoring federal, state legislation and congressional budget processes that
impact Native children and families in Alaska.
- Advocating for Native children and families in Alaska where federal, state
legislation and congressional policies will negatively impact.
- Facilitating policy discussion among tribes, the state of Alaska and the federal
government.
- Maintain professional connections with the National Indian Child Welfare
Association, the Child Welfare League of America, and other professional child
welfare organizations.
Enhance Tribal Capacity
- Identify, support and collaborate on the provision of training on a wide range of
Indian child welfare topics specific to Alaska.
- Assisting tribal governments with the development and continued tribal court
systems.
Collaboration, Partnerships
- Publication of an ANICWA newsletter on the quarterly basis and with focus on
ICWA practice issues and other news.
- Sponsoring conferences such as the annual Indian Child Welfare Act
Conference, Foster Care Training, and Tribal Adoption Training to enhance
professional growth and discuss child welfare issues.
- Develop and maintain a website of useful information to tribal ICWA workers
and state workers.
Alaska Native Indian Child Welfare Association
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