Indigenous

If there was a law for adopted Native children, just like the law for Native foster kids, their lives would be changed, writes Jessica Smith.

Several California bills aim to better serve Indigenous families, including one to tackle the issue of youth who go missing from foster care.

Dolores Subia BigFoot, a pioneering child psychologist in Indian Country, is set to retire — but her trauma-healing work continues.

The California Supreme Court reinforced requirements that child welfare agencies investigate whether children have Native American ancestry.

Veronica Krupnick’s advocacy has taken her from college counseling to Indian Child Welfare Act preservation work and even a Senate candidacy.

The Imprint interviews Katie Hamm, deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Early Childhood Development.

The Interior Department's unprecedented review found that nearly 1,000 children died at hundreds of institutions created for "forced assimilation."

State policymakers looking to broaden "active efforts" in child welfare cases face cost challenges and potential threats to Indigenous families' legal protections.

To prevent entries into foster care, the federal government has awarded six tribal communities $3 million to expand programs for families with young children.