ICWA External Resources
In addition to OCS Resources, these external resources provide valuable information and support from Tribal, federal, and community partners committed to the well-being of Alaska Native and American Indian children and families.
NICWA
NICWA is a nonprofit uniting tribal nations, individuals, and organization to protect Native children and families. Together with partners, board, and staff, we work to keep Native children connected to their families, communities, and culture.
Alaska Center for Resource Families
Alaska Center for Resource Families (ACRF) supports foster, adoptive, guardianship, and kinship families across Alaska. We provide essential training, resources, and guidance to ensure safe, loving homes for children and youth in foster care.
Alaska Legal Services Corporation
The Alaska Legal Services Corporation helps clients with critical civil legal issues, including consumer law, family law, housing, public benefits, health care, Alaska Native law, and other areas specific to veterans and seniors.
Alaska Native Justice Center
The Alaska Native Justice Center is dedicated to helping Native people navigate the justice system.
Native American Rights Fund
Founded in 1970, the Native American Rights Fund is a Native-led nonprofit that holds governments accountable. We fight to protect Native rights, resources, and lifeways through litigation, advocacy, and expertise.
News Sources for Indian Child Welfare, Institutional Racism, and Other Alaska Native Issues
This resource is a project of Alaska Legal Services Corporation (ALSC) to provide Alaska's Native Tribes with resources and information regarding tribal courts and participation in state court ICWA proceedings.
Informing the people of the Last Frontier with news from the state and beyond
National Native News is a headline news service that provides a Native perspective. NNN is distributed by Native Voice One (NV1) and can be heard on radio stations across the US and Canada.
News Sources for Indian Child Welfare, Institutional Racism, and Other Alaska Native Issues
American Indian or Alaska Native is identified as one of the categories of race by the Federal government.
There are 229 federally recognized Tribes in Alaska, out of the “Alaska Native” demographic. There are many more Tribes that are not federally recognized.
There are many different ethnicities of Alaska Native people identified. (Athabascan, Yup'ik, Cup'ik, Inupiaq, Unangax/Aleut, Alutiiq/Sugpiaq, Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian)
Alaska is home to at least 20 Native languages belonging to four distinct language families.
