Lifting a Burden
Bethel caseworkers Gertrude Peter and Andrew Steven handled roughly 70 to 80 CINA cases this fall; their calendars can often be booked with back-to-back hearings. And, until recently, they were on their own.
Tribal Justice
ANJC Offers Support for ICWA Staff
In-Person Training Creates Statewide Connections When a family needs a well child check in Aniak, it’s part of Mary Kvamme’s job to follow up. She accompanies a state trooper, and
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Just a Phone Call Away
Alaska Native Justice Center’s (ANJC) Tribal ICWA Representation Program provides representation, and more, for Tribes Bettyann Steciw picked up the phone, not expecting much. She’d been through this before: As
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ANJC to Offer Tribal Assistance in ICWA Cases
Under a new grant, ANJC will offer guidance and legal representation in Anchorage courts for all Tribes statewide Alaska Native and American Indian (Native) children make up only 19 percent
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