To preserve our homelands, defend rights of the Indian Treaties with the United States, speak in a unified voice, offer support to our people, offer a forum in which to consult each other and enlighten each other about our peoples, and to otherwise promote the common welfare of all of the Indian Peoples of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.
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40th Annual Protecting Our Children Conference
April 4, 2022 @ 12:00 am - April 6, 2022 @ 12:00 am
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Each year, NICWA hosts the largest national gathering on American Indian and Alaska Native child advocacy issues. With over 1,400 attendees—and growing every year—this multi-day conference has become the premiere national event addressing tribal child welfare and well-being. Keynote speakers range from federal officials at the highest level of government to youth with lived experience in child welfare systems.