Indian Child Welfare Law Center

Please help the ICWA Law Center preserve Indian families by supporting our efforts to provide holistic, culturally relevant legal and support services.

Since 1993, the ICWA Law Center has advocated in over 4,500 cases involving more than 7,600 children. Ensuring Indian parents have a voice in the future of their children is paramount in every aspect of our work. We are committed to providing the highest quality of legal and support services through a culturally specific and holistic approach. Our dedicated staff and volunteers work tirelessly to advocate for the best interests of Indian children and their right to maintain family and tribal connections. We are proud of our work and humbled by the perseverance of our clients. Despite 35 years of protection under the ICWA, alarming disparities in out-of-home placements of Indian children continue to plague the child protection system. The numbers are frightening. In Minnesota, Indian children today are removed from their homes at a rate twelve times that of the total population and higher than any other ethnic group in Minnesota. Holding all other factors constant, these children are twice as likely to be removed from the home after a finding of abuse or neglect as children from any other racial or ethnic group. These disparities must end. Through direct advocacy, education, and collaboration, the ICWA Law Center is committed to ending the disparities and honoring the right of Indian children to be raised in the context of their family and culture.