Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact
The Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact is a government-to-government agreement between the State of Alaska and participating Alaska Native Tribes and Tribal organizations. It affirms Tribal sovereignty in the delivery of child welfare services and seeks to enhance outcomes for Alaska Native children through culturally appropriate, community-based care.
Article 6 supports the legal authority of the Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact by affirming that federal laws and treaties (including those recognizing Tribal sovereignty and child welfare rights) override conflicting state laws. This gives legitimacy and strength to the Compact's goal of transferring child welfare authority to Alaska Native Tribes.
For more information about the Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact, see our videos from 2017 and 2022, below:
Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact 2017
"We'll be able to pinpoint this moment in time, 15 years from now, 10 years from now, and say, 'This is when it changed. This is when we took control of our destiny and started to rewrite how our history is going to unfold.'"
AFN Compact 2022 from C+L Creative.
Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact 2022
Protecting Our Children
" It's been five years since we executed the Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact and we're still on the cutting edge of law and policy."
