Birth Records Self-Help Kit: How Native American Adoptees Can Get Their Birth Records in California (PDF - 1761 KB)
California Indian Legal Services (2009)
Explains how adopted California residents who believe they are Native American can explore enrollment in their Tribe.
Building an Effective Tribal-State Child Welfare Partnership
Capacity Building Center for Tribes
Explains how it is essential for working groups to be cohesive units that are able to withstand the challenges inherent in cross-cultural collaboration.
California's Tribal Customary Adoption Law: Culturally Connected Permanency Planning for American Indian Children
Cluff & Currie
Fostering Families Today, 10(6), 2010
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Explains the California Tribal Customary Adoption (TCA) statute. The process of TCA provides that the Tribe will create the framework for the adoption and the State court will adopt the Tribe's framework, allowing the adoption to be completed without terminating the birth parents' parental rights.
First Nation's Repatriation Institute
Connects and supports adopted/fostered Individuals, assists with Tribal enrollment, and provides consultation to social service, health care and legal service providers in the cultural traditions and values of First Nation's people.
Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978: A Court Resource Guide (PDF - 1347 KB)
Michigan State Court Administrative Office (2011)
Explains the importance and need for states to comply with the Act, and discusses its implementation in Michigan.
NAYA Family Center: Foster Care Support
NAYA Family Center
Assists youth and families involved with State and Tribal foster care systems through the provision of culturally-appropriate information and resources.