Minnesota Indian Children need your help now.

"There is no resource that is more vital to the continued existence and integrity of Indian tribes than their children ..."

The ICWA Law Center is a Non-Profit 501 (c)(3)
American Indian legal services organization committed to providing the highest quality of legal representation to Indian families involved in child protection proceedings governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act. The creation of the ICWA Law Center in 1993 was a concerted response to end violations of the
ICWA and to strengthen Indian families and the community.

The ICWA Law Center is funded by Indian Tribes, Private Foundations, Local Law Firms, State & Federal Government Programs and by Individuals like you. Indian Families that are most in need or our services are least able to pay for them. In the past, funding has been limited and demand for services high. Resources for families have been greatly compromised as a direct result of our current economic climate.

Please donate what you can afford.

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ICWA Law Center

Address your envelope to:

ICWA Law Center c/o Shannon Smith
1730 Clifton Place
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Your donation is tax deductible. When you mail or hand deliver your donation directly to the ICWA Law Center 100% of your donation goes towards support of Indian Children who need your help now more than ever. You will receive a donation receipt for tax purposes.

If you have any questions about our mission or would like to visit the ICWA Law Center to make your donation please call our Executive Director, Shannon Smith at 612-879-9165 and ask for extension 206.
Geoff Gold, our Receptionist can also assist with any questions you may have.

Your name, address or e-mail will not be shared with anyone else.

We provide an essential service to Minnesota Indian Children

Historically, an alarmingly high percentage of Indian families in comparison to the general population have been broken up by the often unwarranted removal of their children by non-tribal public and private agencies. A disturbingly high percentage of such children have been placed in non-Indian foster and adoptive homes and institutions.

Indian children have a unique political status as members of sovereign tribal governments. Congress, through the Constitution, statutes, treaties, and the general course of dealing with Indian tribes, is charged with the responsibility for the protection and preservation of Indian tribes and their resources, including Indian children.

The special political status of Indian tribes, as well as the history of biased treatment of Indian children and families under public and non-Indian private child welfare systems, is the basis for the enactment of ICWA (25 U.S.C. § 1901).