As a result of the research findings, Oklahoma Human Services and the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Association collaborated to create impactful ICWA training for the pre-service curriculum. The new training includes a video featuring tribal child welfare workers who share about the importance of ICWA and cultural connections.

 

The production of the short film, “Keeping the Sage Burning”, is a project supported by the ICWA Partnership Grant with plans for a subsequent film that highlights the voices of adoptees sharing first hand experience of how ICWA impacted their story.