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the indian child welfare act unto the seventh generation 1992 conference proceedings troy r johnson troy johnson national experts indian child welfare indian children

The Indian Child Welfare Act: Unto the Seventh Generation

1992 Conference Proceedings. Edited by Trou R. Johnson, 1993.

National experts in Indian child welfare presented the papers included in this collection at a conference in 1992. The contributors advocate for the rights of Indian children and address the Indian Child Welfare Act.

436 pp.

$12 paper;  ISBN 978-0-935626-38-7



Table of Contents

OPENING CEREMONIES, JANUARY 15, 1992

Invocation
Hannah Left Hand Bull Fixico, Lakota Elder

Welcome
Kevin Sanders, BIA Sacramento
Roxanne Burgess, City of Los Angeles
Ron Jaeger, BIA Sacramento

Keynote Address
Cecilia Fire Thunder, Oglala Sioux

WORKSHOPS

Workshop 1: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Patti Munter, National Organization of FAS

Workshop 2: Responding to the Family in Indian Child Welfare
Marc Mannes, Ph.D., US Department of Health and Human Services

Workshop 3: Joint In-Service Training for Management of Indian Child Welfare Act Cases
Dales Wares, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Kenneth Wedel, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma


Workshop 4: Domestic Violence in the American Indian Community
Angelina Smilowitz, Gary Mental Health Center

OPENING CEREMONIES, JANUARY 16, 1992

Invocation
Little Crow, Lakota Elder

Welcome
Loretta Howard, Ph.D., University of Utah

Keynote Address
Dan Edwards, Ph.D., University of Utah

WORKSHOPS

Workshop 1: Funding Programs and Grant Writing
Susan Badger, James Irvine Foundation
Judy Spiegel, California Community Foundation
Russell Sakaguchi, ARCO Foundation


Workshop 2: Critical Incidents: Taking Care of Yourself
Terry Tafoya, Ph.D., Psychologist

Workshop 3: Indian Child Adoptions
Janie Braden, Three Feathers Association
Rose Margaret Orrantia
William Salinas


Workshop 4: Developing Tribal Courts
Hon. William Thorne, Utah Municipal Court
Gene Madrigal, Esq.
Abby Abinanti, Esq.
LeRoy Wilder, Esq.

OPENING CEREMONIES, JANUARY 17, 1992

Invocation
Ernie Siva, Cahuilla Elder

Welcome
William Salinas

Keynote Address
Hon. William Thorne, Utah Municipal Court

WORKSHOPS

Workshop 1: Cultural Competency
Maria Tenorio, Oregon Native American Legal Services

Workshop 2: Difficult Casework
Art Martinez, Ph.D., Tolyabe Indian Health Services
Marilyn Robinson, MA, Indian Human Resource Center


Workshop 3: ICWA Compliance Procedures
Richard Brazil, Social Worker, Butte County, CA
Jarry Flanagan, Esq.
Tracy Rogers, Social Worker, Butte County, CA
Marty Wang, Social Worker, Butte County, CA


Workshop 4: More Difficult Casework
Art Martinez, Ph.D., Tolyabe Indian Health Services

Workshop 5: Public Law 280
Carole Goldberg-Ambrose, Esq.
Hon. William Thorne, Utah Municipal Court


Mock Courtroom: Surviving the Courtroom
Hon. William Thorne, Utah Municipal Court
Leroy Wilder, Esq.


Addendum Workshop: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Identification, Treatment, and Prevention for Mother and Child
Kathleen Masis

Annotated ICWA Bibliography