Icwa Quotes

“Let's end our workday on a good note...as a reminder that sometimes, for some children, the Indian Child Welfare Act makes a difference.”
― Angeline Boulley, Sisters in the Wind

“It's important for students to go into the Native community at the beginning of their master's program—their first semester—before they adopt their professor's biases.”
― Angeline Boulley, Sisters in the Wind

“When social workers don't get trained specifically on ICWA, they miss opportunities to impact Native children's lives because they aren't challenged on their biases and assumptions." Jamie walks around the room, gesturing and emphasizing key words. "Like, not asking whether ICWA applies because the child doesn't "look" Native to them. Or assuming that if a child isn't enrolled in a tribe, ICWA doesn't apply to them. The law applies to children who are enrolled and those who are eligible to be enrolled.”
― Angeline Boulley, Sisters in the Wind