ICWA Law Center Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1993, Indian leaders and attorneys formed the Indian Child Welfare Law Center to preserve, strengthen, and reunite Indian families. They saw that Minnesota's Indian children were being taken from their homes and put in non-Indian homes in violation of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978. United States Code Title 25, Indians Chapter 21, Indian Child Welfare 1901, ICWA Flow Chart - Juvenile Court CHIPS Process (Children In Need of Protection or Services) MN image jpeg

Indian Child
Welfare Act Law Center

Legal services and
advocacy for Indian families.

The Indian Child
Welfare Act (ICWA)
protects Indian children
and promotes stability
of Indian tribes
and families.

Address

Indian Child
Welfare Act Law Center
Suite 104
1730 Clifton Place
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Hours

Mon – Fri 8:30 to 4:30

Telephone

612-879-9165

Toll-free

1-866-879-0123

Fax

612-879-0323

Juvenile Court Chips Process Flow Chart
CHIPS = Children In Need of Protection or Services