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Montana ICWA community of practice narrows priorities to cultural connections and tribal outreach; plans desk book and training tools
Summary
Members of Montana’s ICWA Community of Practice voted to focus on two priorities—strengthening cultural connections for children and improving tribal community outreach and education—and began drafting imperatives, including a desk book for consultation and a proposal for an interactive training app for practitioners.
Participants at a meeting of Montana’s Indian Child Welfare Act Community of Practice agreed to concentrate the group’s closing work on two priorities: strengthening cultural connections for children and improving tribal community outreach and education. Facilitators and attendees sketched initial actions including a desk book to guide consultation and an interactive training tool for practitioners.
Why it matters: Community members said better outreach, shared training, and clearer consultation practices could change day-to-day child-welfare decisions and improve the cultural continuity of placements for American Indian children.
Facilitator Ashley Chimi McNeil led the group through an exercise that asked members to identify “must do” and “must not do” practices for the two…
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