The University of Kansas Tribal Law and Government Center presents the 18th annual Tribal Law and Government Conference March 7, 2014.
This years conference focuses on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), one of the most sweeping statutes in the field of federal Indian law. As Barbara Ann Atwood explained, ICWA was designed to remedy a unique and longstanding record of child welfare abuses by federal and state officials, state court judges, and private adoption agencies that led to widespread removal of Indian children from their homes and communities. Intense interest in ICWA was recently sparked by the U.S. Supreme Courts consideration of and decision in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl in June 2013.
The conference will explore: 1) the historical origins of ICWA, 2) the Courts decision in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, 3) the potential future of ICWA, and 4) ethical considerations related to ICWA.
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