Manning, Leah Katherine Hicks

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean K. Quam
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Indian Child ◽  
Bureau Of Indian Affairs ◽  
Indian Child Welfare Act ◽  
Indian Affairs

Leah Katherine Hicks Manning (1917–1979), a Shoshone-Paiute, was instrumental in the development of the Indian Child Welfare Act. She worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and promoted a better understanding of American Indian families and culture among social workers.

A Perspective on the Indian Child Welfare Act

1980 ◽  
Vol 61 (8) ◽  
pp. 468-471
Author(s):  
Dorothy L. Miller ◽  
Fred Hoffman ◽  
Denis Turner
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Indian Child ◽  
Indian Child Welfare Act ◽  
Native Culture ◽  
Legal Sanction ◽  
Indian Tribes

The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1979 changes the legal relationships between American Indian tribes and the states in child welfare matters, giving legal sanction to childcare patterns of native culture, particularly to the extended family and tribal courts.

Reframing the Orphan Mandate

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-49
Author(s):  
Bonni Goodwin ◽  
Angela Pharris ◽  
Dallas Pettigrew
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Colonial America ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Indian Child Welfare Act ◽  
Faith Tradition ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Indigenous Children

Caring for the orphan is a biblical mandate for those who follow the Christian faith tradition. Yet, far too often, this charge has led to coercion and exploitation of marginalized populations. This manuscript will examine this phenomenon through the adoption of Indigenous people starting in colonial America, when Christian missionaries from Europe believed it was their spiritual obligation to “save” young Indigenous children from their “heathen” culture. This belief still shapes many adoption practices today. The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) is presented as a step towards legal reparations for the harm done to Indigenous people during this time period. The idea of reparations is discussed as a vital step towards another Christian biblical mandate calling for active repair of broken relationships. Ultimately, this manuscript concludes with an application of the model of praxis from liberation theology to reframe how Christian social workers may approach caring for the orphan.

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