Files
For judges: ICWA Bench Handbook (PDF)
Family Tree or Pedigree Chart—Fillable (PDF)
ICWA Inquiry Interview—Fillable (PDF)
Historical Trauma (PDF of PowerPoint)
Indian Child Welfare Act (PDF of PowerPoint)
Inquiry and Notice (PDF of PowerPoint)
Active Efforts (PDF of PowerPoint)
Working With Native American Families (PDF of PowerPoint)
Inquiry flow chart (Job Aid)
Primary Resources on Tribes (Job Aid)
Web Links
Indian Child Welfare Act (1978): 25 USC §§1901–1963
Bureau of Indian Affairs’ ICWA Guidelines (1979)
Job aids from CFCC’s ICWA project
California Department of Social Services' ICWA page
California Department of Social Services’ tribal directory
NOTE: This list may be more up to date than the BIA lists and can be very useful for its historical references; however, it is not recognized in the federal statute or regulations. It should be used in conjunction with the Federal Register directory.
Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs
California Code Sections
| Family Code | Probate Code |
Welfare and Institutions Code |
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| §170 | §8620 | §1449 | §110 | §290.1 | §366.21 | §366.22 | ||
| §175 | §8700 | §1459 | §215 | §290.2 | §305.5 | §366.26 | ||
| §177 | §8801.3 | §1459.5 | §224 | §291 | §306 | §366.3 | ||
| §180 | §1460.2 | §224.1 | §292 | §306.6 | §601 | |||
| §185 | §1474 | §224.2 | §293 | §317 | §602 | |||
| §3041 | §1500.1 | §224.3 | §294 | §361 | §633 | |||
| §3404 | §1513 | §224.4 | §295 | §361.4 | §634 | |||
| §7660.5 | §1516.5 | §224.5 | §296 | §361.7 | §657 | |||
| §7822 | §1826 | §224.6 | §297 | §364 | §16507.5 | |||
| §7892.5 | §272 | §300 | §366 | |||||
