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ERIC Number: EJ549611
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-8224
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Why the Need for the Indian Child Welfare Act?
George, Lila J.
Journal of Multicultural Social Work, v5 n3-4 p165-75 1997
Explores two historical periods that preceded the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978: the boarding and mission school era (1880s-1950s) and the Indian adoption era (1950s-70s). The assimilationist social welfare policy of those two eras led to the eventual need for special legislation that protects tribal self-determination, heritage, and family preservation. Contains 23 references. (Author/TD)
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indians, Boarding Schools, Child Custody, Child Welfare, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Indian Relationship, Foster Care, Self Determination, Transracial Adoption
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Indian Child Welfare Act 1978
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