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| Sink, David | 1 |
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| Indian Child Welfare Act 1978 | 1 |
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Peer reviewedSink, David – Phylon, 1982
The Indian Child Welfare Act places responsibility for implementing Indian welfare legislation onto Indian tribes themselves, rather than on the government bureaucracy. Successful implementation poses challenges concerning the establishment of comprehensive tribal courts, in view of sociocultural and environmental factors that have affected the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Child Welfare, Family Programs, Federal Indian Relationship
