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November 1, 2015

Indian Child Welfare Act Snapshot: A Pilot Review of ICWA Practice in Oklahoma

Publisher: Casey Family Programs

This report describes a review of cases involving American Indian children in foster care by a subcommittee of the Oklahoma Tribal State Collaboration Workgroup. A "real-time snapshot" of Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) cases in Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) Region 4 was conducted to evaluate ICWA practices by DHS staff and state courts, involvement by tribal child welfare program staff in ICWA cases, and collaboration between state and tribal child welfare workers.