US: Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Reintroducing Bipartisan Bill to Seek Healing for Stolen Native Children and Their Communities (Press release) Office of Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Senator for Wisconsin - September 30, 2021 Today, on the National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools, United … [Read more...]

US: Biden Gives Native Children's Commission an Extension to Complete Report (Requires subscription) Imprint - September 30, 2021 President Joe Biden has given a special commission a lengthy extension to complete a comprehensive report on all government and tribal programs that serve Indigenous … [Read more...]

NY: New York Lawmakers Clash with State Courts over New Congregate Care Rule Imprint - September 29, 2021 Nearly fifty New York state lawmakers have signed a letter describing "significant legal, policy, and fiscal concerns" with a new court rule increasing oversight of group homes for foster … [Read more...]

US: BIA Announces Indian Child Welfare Act Title II Grant Awards Totaling Approximately $2 Million Red Lake Nation News - September 30, 2021 The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced today that approximately $2 million was awarded for grants to Indian organizations to help support off-reservation … [Read more...]

US: Submission for OMB Review; Services Provided to Unaccompanied Children (0970-0553) (Press release) U. S. Administration for Children and Families - September 30, 2021 The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human … [Read more...]

US: ACL Awards National Technical Assistance Center on Grandfamilies and Kinship Families to Generations United (Press release) U. S. Administration for Community Living - September 29, 2021 With funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ACL has awarded a new 5-year cooperative agreement … [Read more...]

US: Expanding the child tax credit was a Democratic dream come true -- but it could be on the chopping block (Includes video) CNN - September 29, 2021 When Democrats passed a one-year expansion of the child tax credit in their Covid relief bill earlier this year, it was seen by many in the party … [Read more...]

Canada: Canada's Indigenous children slated to receive billions in compensation after court rejects Trudeau appeal (May require subscription) Washington Post - September 30, 2021 A Canadian court has paved the way for billions of dollars in compensation to be paid to First Nations children removed … [Read more...]

Canada: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation is 'the edge of the beginning' when it comes to recognizing Indigenous issues in Canada (Includes video) Yahoo Canada News - September 29, 2021 Thursday, September 30 marks the first annual National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. The official … [Read more...]

New Zealand: In its latest cut-and-paste child welfare report, New Zealand fails Maori again (Opinion) Guardian - September 30, 2021 New Zealand has its own history of children being taken by the welfare system and incarcerated in welfare homes, which is now the subject of a royal commission. … [Read more...]