NICWA's 35th Annual Conference Agenda Book 2017 by National Indian Child Welfare Association

National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect

Table of Contents Welcome Letters � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4–8 Local Planning Committee and Social Media � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9 We’re Here for You! � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 10 Meet the NICWA Staff and Board of Directors � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 11 Conference Schedule � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 12–13 General Sessions � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 14 How to Use the Conference App � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 15 Workshops by Session � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 16–19 Welcome from Host Sponsor � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 20 Special Events � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 21 Upcoming Trainings and 2018 Annual Conference Save the Date � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 22 Membership Reception � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 23 Banquet and Entertainment � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 24–25 Champion for Native Children � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 26–27 About the Conference Artwork � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 28 Exhibitors � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 29 Sponsors � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 30–31

Conference Schedule At-A-Glance

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

3:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m. Registration

7:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Registration

7:30 a.m.—Noon Registration

4:30 p.m.—5:30 p.m. Presenter Orientation

8:30 a.m.—Noon Opening General Session

8:30 a.m.—10:00 a.m. General Session

7:00 p.m.—8:30 p.m. Annual Membership Reception & Meeting

1:30 p.m.—3:00 p.m. Workshops A 3:30 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Workshops B

10:30 a.m.—Noon Workshops C

Wednesday 8:30 a.m.—10:00 a.m. Workshops F 10:30 a.m.—Noon Closing General Session

1:30 p.m.—3:00 p.m. Workshops D 3:30 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Workshops E 7:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Dinner Banquet

National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect

Dear NICWA Members and Conference Attendees, On behalf of the National Indian Child Welfare Association’s board of directors, I am pleased to welcome you to San Diego, California, for the 35th Annual Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. The 2017 conference theme is “Under One Sky: Weaving Love, Culture, and Traditions into Every Home.” Our children thrive when they feel protected, are embraced in their culture, and are taught their traditions, and we must all be ready to welcome home the Native children who have been raised outside of their communities, and who are ready to return home and reconnect to who they are and where they come from. These values underlie all of NICWA’s work, and I know they animate your work as well. At this year’s conference, you will see the importance of building love, culture, and traditions into the work we do with and for children and families as a common thread across a wide range of workshop offerings. Presentations as varied as recruiting Native foster families, creating tribal-state agreements, building culturally based child and family services departments, and developing tribal court programs will all help you think through new ways to bring our culture and traditions into every home for the benefit of our children. As president of the NICWA board of directors, I will also have the honor of beginning our organization’s next five-year strategic planning process at this conference. NICWA relies on the feedback of our members and conference participants to shape our organization’s future work, and I hope you will participate in our informationgathering efforts and share what will have the most impact in your work and in your community in the next five years. As always, I am honored to serve NICWA, and you, as the organization’s board president. I sincerely hope that you find our time together in San Diego valuable, enjoyable, and beneficial to the vital work that you do, and that you return to your communities inspired to put your learnings into action.

Thank you,

Gil Vigil (Tesuque Pueblo) President, Board of Directors National Indian Child Welfare Association 4

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Dear NICWA Members, Sponsors, Donors, and Friends, On behalf of our board of directors, board of trustees, staff, partners, and the families we serve, welcome to the 35th Annual Protecting our Children National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. For 35 years, we have been meeting in April, Child Abuse Prevention Month, to gather together and share our collective wisdom about how to draw on our cultural traditions and teachings to strengthen American Indian/Alaska Native families and children. This year’s theme, “Under One Sky: Weaving Love, Culture, and Traditions into Every Home,” focuses on creating a loving and safe space for our children. The theme looks at how culture and tradition play a role in supporting healthy and loving children and families. It’s great to be in California, and even better to hold our conference at a tribal property. The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians have been excellent partners in planning our event. Not only have they provided shuttles to and from the San Diego airport and the nearby Westfield San Diego North County Mall, but they have partnered with us to serve as our host sponsor. Without the generous sponsorship of critical partners like Rincon, our conference would not be possible. One of the things I most look forward to each year is the NICWA conference. While I’m fortunate to travel to many tribal communities throughout the year, there are many dear friends and partners that I only see at our conference. This opportunity to reconnect with old friends and meet new ones motivates and sustains me for the work we do all year long. This chance to hear from you about the strengths and challenges of your work in your community helps me to be a better advocate and to create the next generation of NICWA programming. Please consider attending my workshop “What do you Need from NICWA?” to tell me, firsthand, about how NICWA can provide more of the support and resources that you need. This year, in particular, is an important time to share about your resources and needs, as our board of directors begins its year-long process to create our next five-year strategic plan, which we’ll report out to you about next year at our annual conference in Anchorage, Alaska. In conclusion, as I think about our theme this week, I think about our shared future, the one sky that we all live under. I also think about all of the ways that we can each choose to make small decisions every day that help our Native children and youth to feel valued and supported, to feel connected and part of something bigger than themselves. Research shows that the single greatest protective factor for young people is having a relationship with a caring adult. In our roles as parents, aunties, teachers, coaches, volunteers, and service providers, we touch the lives of children every day. We have a tremendous opportunity to act in small ways that make a big difference. Through our First Kids 1st partnership with the National Congress of American Indians, National Indian Education Association, and National Indian Health Board, we are raising awareness about how, together, we create the conditions in which Native children and youth thrive. This week, please join me in thinking about what we each, individually and specifically, can do to weave love, culture, and traditions into every home. Together we create the legacy that future generations will inherit from us.

Sincerely,

Sarah L. Kastelic, PhD, MSW Executive Director Alutiiq National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect

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Thank You, Local Planning Committee!

This year, we are proud to present our very active and engaged local planning committee who volunteered time out of their busy schedules to help bring our event together. It is only with their help and direction that we had the ability to connect with members of local tribes and organizations, ensuring a diverse and well-represented conference.

Serving on our local planning committee this year are: Arabella Arellano, San Diego, California Teressa Unaliin Baldwin (Inupiaq), Washington, DC Season Brown (Susanville Indian Rancheria), Susanville, California Charisma De Los Reyes, San Diego, California Suzanne Garcia, Stateline, Nevada Jahari Harrison (Carib-Kalinago), Alpine, California Karan Kolb (Luiseño/Quechan), Valley Center, California Tom Lidot (Chilkat Tlingit), San Diego, California Luke Madrigal (Cahuilla Band of Indians), Temecula, California

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We’re Here for You! Our annual conference is a time where participants experience respite from the demands of their usual daily lives. To make your experience better, we have set aside space in our host hotel where our attendees can rest, visit, or jump on the computer for bit.

Elders and Youth Lounge TEC 1–4 Hallway

Open Sunday 3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Monday and Tuesday from 8:00 a.m.−5:00 p.m. and on Wednesday from 8:00 a.m.−noon NICWA has set aside some space at the end of the hallway near TEC 3 for a lounge reserved specifically for elders and youth only. Elders and youth, please feel free to drop in to relax, sit with an activity, and enjoy our hospitality.

Computer Lounge TEC 1–4 Hallway

Open Sunday 3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Monday and Tuesday from 8:00 a.m.−5:00 p.m. and on Wednesday from 8:00 a.m.−noon Thanks to Eaglesun Systems Products for hosting a computer lounge for conference guests to use. Check your email, print your boarding pass, prepare handouts, and connect with friends. Stop by on the way to workshops to check out the lounge.

Healing Room Ask NICWA staff for location NICWA encourages you to take care of yourself. Our staff and board are available to you for confidential emotional and spiritual support in the event that you are triggered by any of the presentations or discussions throughout the conference. If you would like to receive support, please find a staff or board member, or go to the registration table for assistance. Staff and board members can be identified by their name tags—they will have ribbons that say either “board” or “staff” on them.

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Westfield North County Mall Shuttle Valet Area NICWA is glad to offer complimentary mall shuttle service daily leaving from the valet area at Harrah’s Resort Southern California. Shuttles will be running hourly from noon–8:00 p.m. Sunday and 1:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.

elcome The board of NICWA and NICWA staff welcome you to the 35th Annual Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect.

NICWA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gil Vigil (Tesuque Pueblo), President Rochelle Ettawageshik (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians), Vice President W. Alex Wesaw (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi), Secretary Gary Peterson (Skokomish), Treasurer Teressa Baldwin (Inupiaq) Patricia Carter-Goodheart (Nez Perce) Cassondra Church (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi) Angela Connor (Choctaw) Paul Day (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe) Jennifer Elliott (Sac and Fox) Donne Fleagle (Athabaskan) Jocelyn Formsma (Swampy Cree) Debra Foxcroft (Tseshaht)

NICWA STAFF

Sarah Kastelic (Alutiiq), Executive Director Adam Becenti (Diné), Community Development Specialist Tia Begay (Diné), Financial Services Manager Kim Christensen (Ojibwe), Development Director Alexis Contreras (Grand Ronde), Project Coordinator/Research Assistant Terry Cross (Seneca), Senior Advisor Valorie Gaede (Shoshone Bannock), Project Coordinator John Gamiles Fiscal Director Barbara Gladue (Anishinaabe), Family Engagement Specialist

Linda Logan (Oklahoma Choctaw) Luke Madrigal (Cahuilla Band of Indians) Aurene Martin (Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) Robbie McGhee (Poarch Band of Creek Indians) Theodore Nelson, Sr. (Seminole Tribe of Florida) Mary Tenorio (Santo Domingo Pueblo) Derek C. Valdo (Acoma Pueblo)

Emily Hancock (Cherokee), Project Coordinator Monica Hawley (Ioway), Bookkeeper Brenda Hernandez, Development Associate Shanna Knight, ICWA Specialist Jackie Malstrom (Akimel O’odham/ Yaqui), Youth Engagement Specialist Cori Matthew (Salish and Blackfeet), Director of Programs and Policy Crys O’Grady, Research Manager Puneet Sahota, Research Director Matthew Scott (Siletz), Director of Operations

Lauren Shapiro, Director of Events and Training David Simmons, Director of Government Affairs and Advocacy Alton Spencer, Community Development Specialist Nicole Stewart, Operations Coordinator Tristan Tipps-Webster, Member Relations Manager Chandra Wilson (Klamath-Modoc), Human Resources Manager Sarah Wittmann, Event Coordinator April Ybarra, Executive Assistant to Sarah Kastelic and Library Specialist

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SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2017 3:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.

Registration Opens The Event Center (TEC) Hallway

4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Presenter Orientation and Registration TEC 5–6

7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

Annual Membership Reception and Meeting TEC 11–13

MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2017 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Registration TEC Hallway

8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Opening General Session TEC 8–13

Conference Masters of Ceremonies

Luke Madrigal (Cahuilla Band of Indians), NICWA Board Member Teressa Baldwin (Inupiaq), NICWA Board Member Welcome

Local Tribal and State Leaders

Panel: Nurturing Our Intergenerational Strengths and Relationships

Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation Representatives

10:30 a.m.–Noon Panel: The 7th generation speaks: Youth voices from the foster care system

Local Area Youth Moderator:

Jackie Malstrom (Akimel O'odham / Yaqui), NICWA Youth Engagement Specialist Noon–1:30 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

Noon–1:30 p.m.

Luncheon for Youth Diamond Lounge

1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Session A Workshops

3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Session B Workshops

5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

Legal Professionals Event Poolside reception area

6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Gathering for Adoptees, Former Foster Children, and their Birth Relatives Bordeaux Room

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TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017 7:30 a.m.–Noon

Registration TEC Hallway

8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.

Second General Session TEC 8–13 Panel: Building a Tribal Child Safety Program

Morrie Black Eagle (Lakota/Arapahoe/Cherokee), Executive Director, Suquamish Tribal Government Robin Sigo (Suquamish), Suquamish Tribal Council Member and council liaison to the Tribal Child Welfare Committee Tara Reynon (Puyallup), Director, Suquamish Tribal Child Welfare Cori Silvey (Suquamish), Suquamish Tribal Child Welfare Committee member Moderator:

Terry Cross (Seneca), NICWA Senior Advisor 10:30 a.m.–Noon

Session C Workshops

Noon–1:30 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Session D Workshops

3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Session E Workshops

6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Dinner Banquet TEC 8–13 Featuring comedian Tatanka Means (Oglala Lakota, Omaha and Navajo)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2017 8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.

Session F Workshops

10:30 a.m.–Noon

Closing General Session TEC 8–13

Panel: How Tribal Communities Can Strategically Work Together to Support Their Children, Families and Community

Anthony Pico (Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians), Former Chairman Gwendalle Cooper (Cherokee), Consultant

Noon

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GENERAL SESSIONS Monday, April 3, 2017 8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.

Nurturing Our Intergenerational Strengths and Relationships Native community wellness in large part depends upon the success of developing and maintaining meaningful intergenerational relationships between Native youth and older adults. These key relationships help guide Native youth in their transition to adulthood and provide opportunities for them to participate fully in tribal culture and community. This panel looks at how one Native community is looking at these relationships and working to address the challenges and opportunities that exist.

Monday, April 3, 2017 10:30 a.m.–Noon

The 7th Generation Speaks: Youth Voices From the Foster Care System In this panel, conference attendees will have the opportunity to learn from youth who have firsthand experience in the child welfare system. Panelists will share their personal stories and insight about being in the child welfare system, what it means to maintain your cultural identity in foster care, the importance of youth voice, and what they would like to see accomplished in the future for Native youth who are in the system.

Tuesday, April 4, 2017 8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.

Building a Tribal Child Safety System Suquamish initiated a tribal child welfare redesign initiative to create a holistic child safety system. The tribal council appointed the Suquamish Tribal Child Welfare Committee, which has developed an integrated approach to child safety. While child protection remains a vital element of Suquamish Tribal Child Welfare, the program has transformed the way it works with families to avoid unnecessary placements. This panel presentation includes members of the Suquamish Tribal Child Welfare Committee, a tribal administrator who initiated the redesign, the program director, and a parent. The panel will be moderated by Terry Cross, NICWA’s senior advisor, who has served as lead consultant on the project.

Wednesday, April 5, 2017 10:30 a.m.–Noon

Moving Forward: How Tribal Communities Can Strategically Work Together to Support Their Children, Families, and Community We know that our children thrive when they feel protected, are embraced in their culture, and are taught their traditions. Native children raised outside of their communities have a right to return home to reclaim their cultural identity and traditions. We must be ready to welcome them home and continue to lift up the voices of our youth, families, and the entire community. This session addresses why we need services to continue the work we do, and why this work is important, by hearing from two individuals who have never lost heart but continually forge ahead to bring about needed changes. 14

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Workshops by Session Monday, April 3, 2017 Session A: 1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m

Establishing an Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Court in Your Jurisdiction Presenters: Donna J. Schmalberger, Lucille Echohawk, and Shannon L. Meddings TEC 1

Native American Substance Exposed Infants in Minnesota Presenter: Shirley M. Cain TEC 2

Community-Guided Growth and the Trend Toward Prevention: Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) Tools for Tracing Presenters: Ashley Oakley, Noelle Al-Musaifry, and Brianna C. Bragg TEC 3

Calricaraq: Growing a Community-Based System of Care Presenters: Rose Domnick and Jim Chaliak TEC 4

Evaluation and Forward Thinking: Improving Your Holistic Care of Children

Presenters: Cynthia E. Guzman, PhD; Dave P. Panana, and Jimmie Charlie, MD TEC 5

Finding Their Way Home: The Reunification of First Nations Adoptees Presenters: Sandy White Hawk, Ashley Landers, and Gertrude McGeshick TEC 6

Planting the Seeds of Wellness for Tribal Families with Young Children Presenters: Chris Sharp, Mona Evans, Priscilla Jensen, and Beniakem Cromwell TEC 7

Transforming Child Welfare Outcomes for Alaska Native Children: The Collaborative Development of a Strategic Plan Presenters: Casey Groat, Lou Johnson, MSW, and Nicole Borromeo TEC 8

First Kids 1st: Empowering and Supporting Our Native Children and Youth Through Collective Action Presenters: Sarah Kastelic, PhD; Jacqueline Pata; Stacey A. Bohlen; and Ahniwake Rose TEC 9

Overcoming Poverty Through Relationship Presenters: Jon Katov and John VanDenBerg TEC 10

Aaniin Ezhi-Ayaayan—An Introduction to an Anishinaabe Child Well-Being Measure—Implementation in a Child Welfare Setting Presenters: Shannon Blight and Ed Yerxa TEC 11

New Tools in ICWA Cases: Understanding the New ICWA Regulations, Guidelines, and Efforts to Defend ICWA Nationwide

Presenters: Erin Dougherty Lynch, Matthew Newman, and Kathryn E. Fort TEC 12

Q&A with Youth Panel

Presenters: Jackie Malstrom and Invited Youth TEC 13

Monday, April 3, 2017 Session B: 3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m Diligent Recruitment of Native Families for Native Children

Presenters: Misty Frazier, Chiara Cournoyer, and Gwen Porter TEC 1

Indian Parents in Corrections Presenter: Judy A. Morrison TEC 2

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Strategies for Positive Outcomes Using Case Management Data Presenters: Cindy Wright and Dr. Geni Cowan TEC3

Systems of Care and School Collaboration

Presenters: Aaron Noisey, Lori Hale, Sierra James, and Ryan Heinrich TEC 4

Please check the NICWA conference app for updates and cancellations made after this agenda book went to press.

(Cont.) Monday, April 3, 2017 Session B: 3:30 p.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5:00 p.m Children's Advocacy Center Evaluation for Tulalip Tribes

Presenters: Thomas L. (Tom) Crofoot, Latisha Williams, and Jade Carela TEC 5

Finding Your Voice: Leadership for Youth Presenters: Jillene Joseph and Jackie Malstrom TEC 6

American Indian Families and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

Presenters: Danielle Glenn-Rivera and Julia Bogany TEC 7

Understanding and Establishing Title IV-E Eligibility

Presenters: Kay Casey, Kelly Gallagher, Stacey Priest, and Gladys Ambrose TEC 8

Working with Substance-Abusing Families

Presenters: Terry L. Cross, PhD; Barbara Gladue, and Rosella Stanley TEC 9

Creating Systems Change in American Indian Child Welfare: Tribal/University/Community Partnerships

Presenters: Priscilla A. Day, MSW, EdD; and Brenda (Bree) Bussey TEC 10

The Indian Family Advocacy Center: Changing Lives One Story at a Time

Presenters: Shana King, Juliane Chase-Wilson, and Terri Yellowhammer TEC 11

Written Agreements: Creating MOUs Between Tribes and the Division of Child and Family Services Presenters: Fran Maldonado and Sharon Benson TEC 12

Building an Effective Tribal Sex Trafficking Code Presenter: Melina Healey TEC 13

Chehalis Basketry as a Healing Art

Presenters: Yvonne Peterson and Gary Peterson Corked

Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Session C: 10:30 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Noon 7th Generation: A Collaborative Approach to Child Welfare Presenters: Karan Kolb, Tom Lidot, Rose Margaret Orrantia, and Sara Whitney TEC 1

The Impact of Age on AI/AN Rates and Placement Types for Children in Out-of-Home Care Presenter: Vernon Brooks Carter, PhD TEC 2

Selling Your Programs: Marketing for Social Servcies Presenter: Casey Bader TEC 3

Growing Our Own: Developing Culturally Aware Behavioral Health Professionals Presenters: Anitra Warrior, PhD; and Lucinda Mesteth TEC 4

Legal Services Partnership with Tribes and Tribal Nonprofit Organizations Presenters: Linda Ayagarak-Daney and Sydney Tarzwell TEC 5

Hennepin County ICWA Education Days Understanding: Reclaiming Our Two-Spirit Relatives Presenters: Sandy White Hawk and Lenny Hayes TEC 6

What Do You Need From NICWA?

Presenters: Sarah Kastelic, PhD; and Cori Matthew TEC 7

Intro to The Positive Indian Parenting Curriculum Presenter: Barbara Gladue TEC 8

A Conversation with the Suquamish Tribal Child Welfare Committee Presenters: Terry Cross, PhD; Tara Reynon; Robin Sigo; Morrie Black Eagle; Cori Silvey; and Kendra Martinez TEC 9 National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect

(Cont.) Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Session C: 10:30 a.m.–Noon TIPS-MAPP Foster Parenting Curriculum in Indian Country

Presenters: Misty Frazier, Denise Gibson, and Crystal Coffman TEC 10

Exploring the Path to Meaningful Intergenerational Relationships

The River Home: A Cultural Model of Trauma Informed Care in Tribal Child Welfare—Implementation at the Grand Ronde Department of Social Services

Presenters: Art Martinez, PhD; Dana Ainam; and Suzanne M. Garcia Corked

Presenters: David Simmons, MSW; and Crys O'Grady TEC 13

Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Session D: 1:30 p.m.–3:00 pm Promoting and Maintaining Cultural Identities of Youth

Healthy Relationship Skills Strengthen Tribal Families

Tribal Research and Evaluation Investigator Development Program—Listening Session

A River of Culture—Laws, Policies, and Lived Experience

Wellness in the Workplace and Self Care

We R Native: Keeping Up with the Trends of Today's Youth to Promote Health

Presenter: Michelle Warden TEC 1

Presenters: Christine Crossland and Steven Hafner TEC 2 Presenters: Cori Matthew and Jillene Joseph TEC 3

Building Financial Sustainability for Your System of Care Presenter: Dan M. Aune TEC 4

Indian Child Welfare Act: Working with State Court Judges Presenters: Victoria Sweet and Kathryn Fort TEC 5

How to Use ACEs to Strengthen Services for AI/ AN Children, Youth, and Families Presenters: Crys O'Grady and Alexis Contreras TEC 6

Cross Cultural Skills in Indian Child Welfare Presenters: Terry Cross, PhD; and Adam Becenti TEC 7

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Presenter: Robyn Cenizal TEC 8

Presenters: Gary Peterson and Yvonne Peterson TEC 9

Presenter: Stephanie Craig Rushing TEC 10

Transforming Child Well-Being for Alaska Native Children

Presenters: Andrea Akall’eq Sanders and Jorie Ayyu Paoli TEC 13

Building a Foundation for Authentic Youth Engagement

Presenters: Hannah Raiche, Rodney Johnson, and Marieke Johnson Corked

Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Session E: 3:30 p.m.–5:00 pm Tribes and County Mental Health Working Together During a First Episode Presenter: Dana Taylor TEC 1

Learning from Experience to Better Support Research and Evaluation Related to Tribal Programs and Practices—Listening Session Presenters: Christine Crossland and Steven Hafner TEC 2

Seven Stars: The Successes and Challenges of Providing Indian Child Welfare Services in an Urban Setting Presenter: Sarah Nelson TEC 3

Best Practice for Tribal Family Engagement Presenter: Barbara Gladue TEC 4

The NE ICWA Coalition: Identifying Successes and Barriers in a Statewide ICWA Coalition

Presenters: Jill Holt, Angi Heller, and Ansley A. Griffin, Sr. TEC 5

The Sicangu Lakota Adoptee Birth Parent Repatriation Research Project Lifting the Veil of Shame: Hearing the Voices of Birth Parents Who've Lost Children Through Adoption or Foster Care

Presenters: Sandy White Hawk, Marlies White Hat, and Conrad Eagle Feather TEC 6

Introduction to the Indian Child Welfare Act Presenter: David Simmons TEC 7

Working with LGBTQ2-S Youth Presenter: Jackie Malstrom TEC 10

Traditions of Health: Culturally Relevant Integration Model Presenter: April McGill TEC 13

Partnering for ICWA Compliance: The North Dakota Experience

Presenters: Melanie Sage; Raquel Franklin, BSW; and Chuck Sanderson Corked

Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Session F: 8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Developing a Tribal Children's Code Specific to Your Native Nation Presenters: Maureen L. White Eagle TEC 1

The Path to Culture and Identity

Presenters: Cheryl O'Conner and Hector Cerda, MSW TEC 2

Transition Planning with Youth Aging Out of Care Presenters: Shelley Thomas Prokop, Merilee Morales, and Tischa Mason TEC 3

Healing Organizational Trauma in Tribal Social Services Presenters: Alton Spencer and Jillene Joseph TEC 4

An Integrated Approach for the Recruitment, Development, and Support of Resource Families Presenters: Mary Boo, Tracy Serdjenian, and Becky Main TEC 5

Strengthening ICWA: Tribal Perspective and Response

Presenters: Donalyn Sarracino, Jacqueline Yalch, and Rochelle Thompson TEC 6

Navigating Health Systems: Helping Children, Youth, and Families in the Child Welfare System Access Care Presenters: Puneet Sahota,PhD,MD; and Crys O'Grady TEC 7

Tribal Child Welfare Policies and Procedures: Establishing Standards for Effective Practice

Presenters: David Simmons, MSW; and Adam Becenti TEC 10

Integrating Cultural Activities into Treatment with Youth and Families

Presenters: Dr. Carrie Johnson, Avril Cordova, and Eric Sanchez TEC 13

Tribal Court Programs: How They Can Support the Work of the Court Presenter: Angela Fasana Corked

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THE RINCON BAND OF LUISEĂ&#x2018;O INDIANS is proud to sponsor

The 35th Annual Protecting Our Children

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Nothing can be more important than creating communities, safe spaces, homes, and families where children can grow happy, strong, and proud of our culture and their identity as American Indians and Alaska Natives.

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LUNCHEON FOR YOUTH

Monday Noon–1:30 P.M. Diamond Lounge

First Kids 1st hosted lunch for Native youth (ages 13–25) attending the conference. Native youth are invited to come join the First Kids 1st team for a hosted lunch and discussion of how to support youth in our work.

LEGAL PROFESSIONALS EVENT

Monday 5:30 P.M.–7:00 P.M.

Poolside Reception area

Attorneys, law students, judges, GALs, advocates, and others in the legal profession, please join us for our third annual ICWA legal professionals’ break. This year’s gathering will be co-hosted with Paul Day (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe), Chief Judge, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and NICWA board member. During this informal gathering, you will have the opportunity to network and share insight on important topics and issues for legal professionals working in Indian Country and Indian child welfare. Please join us to share what you, your firm, or your tribe is doing in the legal arena and how NICWA can better support you as a legal professional.

GATHERING FOR ADOPTEES, FORMER FOSTER CHILDREN, AND THEIR BIRTH RELATIVES

Monday 6:00 P.M.–9:00 P.M. Bordeaux Room

NICWA is pleased to announce that at this year’s Protecting Our Children Annual Conference, we have invited the First Nations Repatriation Institute (FNRI) as special guests. On the evening of Monday, April 3, 2017, FNRI Founder and Director Sandy White Hawk will facilitate a special meeting intended for American Indian and Alaska Native adoptees, former foster children and birth parents. Birth parents are those parents who children were adopted out. Birth relatives are those relatives who have a sibling, cousin or other relative who is adopted out or in foster care. Participants are welcome to share their experiences or just come and listen. White Hawk will lead the discussion on what it was like growing up not having words to describe what adoptees experienced. She states, “We can share our stories—often for the first time—and find out we are not alone.”

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April 15–18, 2018

36th Annual Protecting Our Children Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect

Anchorage, Alaska For more information visit www.nicwa.org We hope to see you there!

UPCOMING TRAINING EVENTS MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR NICWA TRAINING INSTITUTES! Due to an increasing demand for new training topics, NICWA is excited to announce even more training institutes in the 2017–2018 year than in the past. Please join us to further your knowledge, skill set, and expertise in tribal child welfare, including staying up to date with the recently finalized Indian Child Welfare Act guidelines and regulations by attending our Understanding ICWA course. Complete our Positive Indian Parenting train-the-trainer course so you can bring this culturally based parenting class to your community. Attend In-Home Services training to learn a concrete set of skills to help support families in your community. To develop cross cultural competency in the field of tribal child welfare, attend our Cross-Cultural Skills in Indian Child Welfare. Lastly, attend our Working with Substance‑Abusing Families to collaborate with multiple systems in making successful outcomes possible with individuals and families with substance abuse issues.

April 5–7, 2017 San Diego, CA

June 6–8, 2017 Portland, OR

November 7–9, 2017 Albuquerque, NM

December 5–7, 2017 Miami, FL

• ICWA Training • Positive Indian Parenting

• Understanding ICWA • In-Home Services

• Understanding ICWA • Positive Indian Parenting • Working with Substance-Abusing Families

• Understanding ICWA • Positive Indian Parenting

September 12–14, 2017 Minneapolis, MN

• Understanding ICWA • Cross-Cultural Skills in Indian Child Welfare

April 18–20, 2018 Anchorage, AK

• Understanding ICWA • Positive Indian Parenting

Visit www.nicwa.org/training/institutes for more information.

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Invitation: NICWA Membership Reception

Sunday, April 2, 2017 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. TEC 11–13

NICWA members are invited to join us for our signature membersonly event of the year! Come kick off conference with a series of cultural performances, meet the executive director and NICWA board, and hear from our 2017 Member of the Year award winner, whilst enjoying coffee and dessert. This is a great opportunity to relax and network with your fellow NICWA members and enjoy some beautiful performances.

Program Highlights • NICWA Executive Director Sarah Kastelic will address the assembly • Our board of directors will provide a brief NICWA year-in-review and introduce the slate of officers for election • The 2017 Member-of-the-Year Award recipient will be announced! • Enjoy three cultural performances that will start off our conference in a good way! • Emceed by Jocelyn Formsma (Swampy Cree First Nation of Canada), member of the NICWA board of directors

Our Strength is Our Members

Don’t forget to visit the membership booth during conference where you can: • Raffle #1: 1x entry for joining, renewing, or upgrading your membership onsite (or purchasing one for a friend)! • Raffle #2: 1x entry for making a short video or taking a photo for us to share on social media! • Raffle #3: 1x entry for filling out a member spotlight form! • Pick up an application for our Wisdom Circle Scholarship • Check your membership status, or find out more about your NICWA membership benefits and ways you can get involved!

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NICWA Annual Banquet Dinner NICWA and our Host Sponsor Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians invites you to our annual banquet dinner, featuring a performance by Tatanka Means, in support of our work protecting Native children and families! Tuesday, April 4th, 7—9 p.m. Room TEC 8–13 • Champion for Native Children Awardee, Sandy L. White Hawk • •

(Sicangu Lakota) Entertainment, Tatanka Means (Oglala Lakota, Omaha and Navajo Nations), actor, stand-up comedian, and motivational speaker Emcee, Alex Wesaw Alex Wesaw (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi), NICWA Board Member, Student, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University

Raffle tickets: 1 ticket/$5.00 or 5 tickets/$20.00 Following up on last year’s successful raffle experience, NICWA is thrilled to offer another all-inclusive grand prize raffle trip to New Orleans, Louisiana. This trip for two includes airline tickets and a three-day, two-night stay at Harrah’s New Orleans, located next to the French Quarter! This package includes local dining experiences, a ride on New Orleans’ only steamboat Natchez, and a ghostly tour around the French Quarter. More than one raffle prize—3 prizes! A purchase of raffle tickets buys you more than just the opportunity to win a trip for two to New Orleans. Thanks to Eaglesun Systems Products, an iPad with Live Scribe Pen and portfolio, and JetBlue for two round-trip tickets will be the second and third raffle items drawn during the Banquet Dinner program. For more details about our conference raffle prizes, check out your conference app—or ask a raffle ticket sales volunteer to tell you more. You can find raffle ticket sales volunteers available in the TEC hallways before and after general sessions, as well as during breaks. All conference goers may also purchase tickets at the NICWA store. Tickets will go on sale starting on Sunday, April 2, and close at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4, preceding the Banquet Dinner program. Memorable program The seated portion of the evening begins with a three-course dinner. Highlights of the program include the Champion for Native Children award presentation to Sandy L. White Hawk, Grand Prize Raffle drawings, paddle raise in support of NICWA’s programs, and a performance by Tatanka Means. 24

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This year’s raffle is presented by our Four Directions sponsors, including Ak-Chin Indian Community, Comcast NBCUniversal, Eaglesun Systems Products, Gun Lake Tribe, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, and Seminole Media Productions. Paddle raise As part of the Banquet Dinner program, NICWA will provide the opportunity to support our services through raising donation envelopes at different dollar amounts. Also known as a paddle raise, this activity has special significance and connection to Native peoples in the Northwest. Paddles are used for canoes and kayaks. Historically they enabled people to travel long distances on the ocean to secure food for their families, trade with other communities, and visit friends and relatives. The raising of paddles refers to a canoe coming in peace, support of another village, and honoring important work. Thanks to all who raise your envelopes, or paddles, and help sustain NICWA’s important work protecting Native children and families. Those who participate are gifted with a cedar paddle. Performance from Tatanka Means Don’t leave early and miss out on a performance by stand-up comedian Tatanka Means! Tatanka Means is an award-winning actor, stand-up comedian, and motivational speaker from Chinle, Arizona. He represents the Oglala Lakota, Omaha, and Navajo Nations. His most recent movie credits include season one of the new series "The Son" on AMC, Saints & Strangers for the National Geographic Channel, A Million Ways to Die in The West with director Seth Macfarlane, and in his role as “Wolf” in tiger eyes, based upon the acclaimed novel by author Judy Blume. Means' performance for this breakout role won him best actor awards at multiple film festivals. Aside from acting, Tatanka performs stand-up comedy internationally throughout the U.S. and Canada. Tatanka is one of the youngest touring Native comedians performing today. You can also catch him on tour with the hilarious Native American Comedy group, 49 Laughs. Tatanka currently continues to travel Indian Country spreading laughter and messages of motivation to all ages with his engagingly clean comedy entertaining audiences everywhere from casinos and schools, conferences, and colleges, to prisons and rehab centers. Means was recently recognized and awarded for his comedy by being voted "Best Comedian" by Albuquerque The Magazine in their annual Best of the City issue. Tatanka’s ambition and perseverance has taken him from his home on the reservation to traveling across North America. He has become a much-needed role model for all American Indian First Nations youth. Tatanka is proud to be an alcohol and drug-free sober performer and living a healthy lifestyle.

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CHAMPION FOR NATIVE CHILDREN Sandy White Hawk

Guided by NICWA’s board of directors, the 2017 Champion for Native Children Award honors Sandy White Hawk, who has made outstanding contributions to the well-being of children and families. Sandy White Hawk is a Sicangu Lakota adoptee from the Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota. She is the founder and director of First Nations Repatriation Institute. First Nations Repatriation Institute (FNRI) is the first organization of its kind whose goal is to create a resource for First Nations people impacted by foster care or adoption to return home, reconnect, and reclaim their identity. The institute also serves as a resource to enhance the knowledge and skills of practitioners who serve First Nations people. Sandy organizes Truth Healing Reconciliation Community Forums that bring together adoptees and fostered individuals, their families, and professionals with the goal to identify post-adoption issues and identify strategies that will prevent removal of First Nations children. She has also initiated an ongoing support group for adoptees and birth relatives in the Twin Cities area. She served as Commissioner for the Maine Wabanaki State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission and served as an Honorary Witness of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Residential Schools in Canada. Sandy was awarded the Women in Wellbriety Dana Tiger Award for Creating Change in Nations; and has been recognized as one of the Innovators in Color Lines Magazine, one of the 50 Visionaries Who are Changing Your World, Utne Reader, 2008; Outstanding Native Women Award from the University of Minnesota; 2003, and was named one of the “50 Most Influential and Cool People” of Madison, Wisconsin, in Madison Magazine, November 2002. Sandy has become a spokesperson on the issues of adoption and the foster care system and how it has impacted First Nations people. She has traveled throughout the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Australia, Japan, and Alaska sharing her inspirational story of healing. 26

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“Sandy does the hard work of helping Native adult adoptees and foster care alumni better understand the trauma they have endured through the child welfare system and begin the process of healing. Sandy tells it like it is, and her advocacy has shaped the way many policymakers and child welfare professionals think about the impact of their actions on Native children and families.” -David Simmons, NICWA director of government affairs and advocacy Sandy White Hawk is someone I admire very much. The work that she does is not only inspiring but very much needed in Indian Country. Her voice has helped given thousands of other adoptees, foster, and birth families the courage and strength to come back into the circle and be welcomed home again. She makes sure that we are not forgotten, and I will be forever grateful for that. -Jackie Malstrom, NICWA youth engagement specialist

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2017 CONFERENCE ARTIST AND ABOUT THE ARTWORK About the Artist

Rochelle Lee Lame Bull, a member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community, currently residing in Morton, Minnesota, is our proud 2017 Annual Protecting Our Children Conference Call for Artists winner. Her father, also an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community, is from Gros Ventre and Assiniboine, both of which are located in Montana. Her mother is from Menominee, a Wisconsin tribe. Rochelle has always enjoyed creating beautiful artwork and loves furthering her skills by learning new and exciting art techniques. In her down time, she appreciates exploring the beautiful land of southern Minnesota as well as beading, doing quillwork, and mirror etching.

About the Work

The pastel drawing, entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Safe,â&#x20AC;? shows a family together in a tipi representing life and love. The tipi represents safety within family and community, while the smoke coming out of the tipi in the shape of a heart represents love for everyone. The two older people in the picture represent the elders, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, and older cousins that help protect and teach the younger generation.

2018 CALL FOR ARTISTS

NICWA is excited to once again provide an opportunity for artists to showcase their talents in support of our 2018 Protecting Our Children Conference in Anchorage, Alaska. The selected artist will be awarded a cash prize of $1,500 for the use of their work in promotional materials for our 2018 conference.

Artwork and submission forms should be submitted no later than May 4, 2017. Visit: www.nicwa.org/conference to apply.

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