Native Americans

February 2016

MSW IV-E Fellows attend UMD Winter Institute

By |2016-12-01T19:32:52-06:00February 25th, 2016|Categories: Field Notes|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

On Tuesday, February 23rd, eight MSW IV-E Fellows attended the University of Minnesota - Duluth School of Social Work's Winter Institute in Hinckley, Minnesota.  This year's topic was Addressing American Indian Child Welfare Policy and Practice in Minnesota.  Over 260 child welfare practitioners from around the state of Minnesota, representing 19 counties, 7 tribal agencies, [...]

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November 2011

Native Children in Foster Care Part II

By |2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00November 10th, 2011|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , , , |

With November being Native American Heritage Month it is important to examine not only what we know about this history but also what we know about the policies affecting Native Americans. Danielle mentioned the current disproportionality rates for Native children in the child welfare system in Part 1 of the blog. This disproportionality was evident [...]

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