Sheri Freemont Senior Director Sheldon Spotted Elk Director 2 Indian Children in out of home care 3 Geographic Areas of Current Work 4 Child Welfare Initiative Agreement Tribes Navajo AZ NM UT ID: 1018571
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1. TICA: Promising Practices in Indian CountrySheri Freemont, Senior DirectorSheldon Spotted Elk,Director
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3. Indian Children in out of home care3
4. Geographic Areas of Current Work4
5. Child Welfare Initiative Agreement TribesNavajo (AZ, NM, UT)Sisseton Wahpeton (SD)Salt River Pima-Maricopa (AZ)Pascua Yaqui (AZ)Tlingit & Haida (AK)Kawerak Inc. (AK)Tanana Chiefs Conf. (AK)Port Gamble (WA)Osage (OK)Muskogee Creek (OK)Yakama (WA)Gila River (AZ)Salish & Kootenai (MT)Northern Cheyenne (MT)Spirit Lake (ND)MHA Nation (ND)5
6. Capacity Building- StaffingLawyers are NOT going to solve child welfare, yet they are often put in the lead of the system.What is qualified? Competent? Training curriculum identifying support network and permitting development.Other Departments (Social Services, judiciary, housing, education, TANF)Collaboration, spread duties, support decision making, trauma informedIn-house Counsel: Continuing education, advocate for best practices, resist temptation a “savior.”
7. Capacity Building- LeadershipCommitment to Tribe’s vision and valuesExpressly and explicitly prioritizing effortsOpen to education and dialogue, asking the tough questionsRoot causes, trauma, economic development, justice, ethics, innovation and traditionsIn house Counsel Role: know the field, know practices that are working, educate/collaborate (counsel the client)
8. Capacity Building- FundingSSA, Title IV-EState-Tribal IV-E AgreementsTribal Court Improvement ProgramTribal TANFTiwahe Initiative
9. National ProjectsICWA Defense Project—Kate FortTribal Leaders ConveningTribal Social Services Directors ConveningFoster Care Recruitment/Retention