115:. The IAP replaced the institutionalization of Native Children within Boarding School "with a policy of placing Native children for adoption into white homes." In 1966, the IAP was replaced by the Adoption Resource Exchange of North America (ARENA), which continued the work of the IAP by placing Native Indian Children in white homes. Although official numbers cite the IAP as being responsible for the adoption of 395 Native Children, others have argued that in its scope (IAP & ARENA) it has been responsible for the adoption of over 12,486 Native children between 1961 and 1976.
33:(ICWA) was passed, until now. The Commission was officially established on February 12, 2012 and issued its final report on June 14, 2015. The MWTRC's mandate was to find Truth, Healing, and Change by giving the Wabanaki people and others involved within the Maine Child Welfare System a place to voice their stories and experiences. The final report addressed findings made by the commission and provided recommendations to improve compliance with the ICWA.
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Services, and the Wabanaki Tribes are invited by the Maine Office of Child and Family Services to help them improve compliance with the ICWA. Together they developed the ICWA Workgroup. The group helped: deliver training for caseworkers, develop policies and
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their families and communities even when relatives deemed fit and willing were available. The ICWA was created to protect "Indian
Children's best interest" while promoting "the stability and security of Indian tribes and families".
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